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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French pareille.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈriʎ.ʎa/
- Rhymes: -iʎʎa
- Hyphenation: pa‧rì‧glia
Noun
pariglia f (plural pariglie)
- a pair of identical objects:
- a pair of horses pulling a coach
- (metonymically) a coach pulled by such a pair
- (by extension) a pair of identical animals
- (humorous) a couple
- Synonym: coppia
- (nautical) a system of two hoists operating at the same time
- (obsolete, card games) a pair of identical cards
- (obsolete, dice games) a combination of identical numbers on both dies
- (obsolete, rare) a pair
- Synonym: coppia
- payback, only used in rendere la pariglia
Derived terms
Further reading
- pariglia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana