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Italian
Etymology
From patata (“potato”) + -aio (suffix denoting an occupation).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.taˈta.jo/
- Rhymes: -ajo
- Hyphenation: pa‧ta‧tà‧io
Noun
patataio m (plural patatai, feminine patataia)
- one who sells potatoes, especially as a peddler
- (by extension) one who eats potatoes often; one who likes potatoes very much
Further reading
- patataio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana