grumereccio

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Italian

Etymology

Perhaps grumo +‎ -ereccio, the first element from Latin grūmus (little heap of dirt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡru.meˈret.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -ettʃo
  • Hyphenation: gru‧me‧réc‧cio

Noun

grumereccio m (plural grumerecci)

  1. (dated) late-harvested hay (typically, the third cut)
    Synonyms: settembrino, terzuolo
    • 1928, Gabriele D'Annunzio, “L'arcangelo nella fienaia”, in Le faville del maglio:
      Sento il fortore dei secoli come qui sento l’odore del fieno grumereccio.
      I smell the sourness of the centuries just as here I smell the hay.

Further reading

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