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Italian
Etymology
Probably from Vulgar Latin *boreārius, derived from Latin boreās (“north wind”), from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās). Reshaped by influence from rovo (“thorn”), because of the cold wind being perceived as stinging.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roˈva.jo/
- Rhymes: -ajo
- Hyphenation: ro‧và‧io
Noun
rovaio m (plural rovai)
- (obsolete, literary) tramontana (north wind)
- Synonyms: borea, tramontana
Further reading
- rovaio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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