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Italian
Etymology
Syncopic form of maliscalcia, derived from maliscalco, obsolete form of maniscalco (“farrier”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.skalˈt͡ʃi.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: ma‧scal‧cì‧a
Noun
mascalcia f (plural mascalcie)
- (uncountable) farriery (the work of a farrier)
- farriery (a farrier's workshop)
References
- mascalcia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana