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Italian
Etymology
Calque of French poudrière. By surface analysis, polvere (“powder”) + -iera. First attested in 1612.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pol.veˈrjɛ.ra/
- Rhymes: -ɛra
- Hyphenation: pol‧ve‧riè‧ra
Noun
polveriera f (plural polveriere)
- gunpowder magazine, powderhorn
- powder keg
- tinderbox (figurative)
Further reading
- polveriera in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- polveriera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- polveriera in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa