gheggia

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Alteration of acceggia, from Late Latin acceia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡed.d͡ʒa/
  • Rhymes: -eddʒa
  • Hyphenation: ghég‧gia

Noun

gheggia f (plural ghegge)

  1. Synonym of beccaccia (woodcock)

Further reading

  • gheggia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana