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Italian
Etymology
From pesta(re) + paglia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpe.staˈpaʎ.ʎa/
- Rhymes: -aʎʎa
- Hyphenation: pe‧sta‧pà‧glia
Noun
pestapaglia m (uncountable)
- (agriculture) the part of a threshing machine that crushes hay
Further reading
- pestapaglia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana