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Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *crassia, derived from Latin crassus (“fat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡraʃ.ʃa/
- Rhymes: -aʃʃa
- Hyphenation: grà‧scia
Noun
grascia f (plural grasce)
- (obsolete) food supplies, provisions, especially cereals
- Synonym: vettovaglie
- (historical) a tax on the introduction of provisions in a town
- (obsolete, regional, figurative) wealth, abundance
- Synonyms: abbondanza, ricchezza
- (obsolete or regional) fat, especially pork fat
- Synonyms: grasso, sugna
Derived terms
Further reading
- grascia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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