ghiacciaio

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Etymology

Calque of French glacier as ghiaccio +‎ -aio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡjatˈt͡ʃa.jo/
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: ghiac‧cià‧io

Noun

ghiacciaio m (plural ghiacciai)

  1. (geomorphology, orography) glacier

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