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Italian
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of salva (“to save, to protect”) + danaio (“money (regional or archaic)”). Compare Piedmontese salvadné.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sal.va.daˈna.jo/
- Rhymes: -ajo
- Hyphenation: sal‧va‧da‧nà‧io
Noun
salvadanaio m (plural salvadanai)
- money box, piggy bank
Further reading
- salvadanaio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana