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Italian
Etymology
From quaranta + -ina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwa.ranˈti.na/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: qua‧ran‧tì‧na
Noun
quarantina f (plural quarantine)
- approximately forty
- (archaic or regional) period of forty days
- Synonym: quarantena
Further reading
- quarantina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana