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Italian
Etymology
From riccio (“chestnut husk”) + -aia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ritˈt͡ʃa.ja/
- Rhymes: -aja
- Hyphenation: ric‧cià‧ia
Noun
ricciaia f (plural ricciaie)
- a place where chestnuts are stored prior to husking
- a heap of such chestnuts
Further reading
- ricciaia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana