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Italian
Etymology
From Latin mandra (“column of cattle”), from Ancient Greek μάνδρα (mándra, “cattle enclosure”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mandria f (plural mandrie)
- herd, drove (of larger animals)
- Synonyms: branco, armento
- Coordinate term: gregge
- (derogatory, by extension) crowd
- Synonym: torma
Further reading
- mandria in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- mandria in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
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