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Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin sementia, plural of sementium, neuter form derived from Latin sēmentis, itself derived from sēmen (“seed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈmɛn.t͡sa/
- Rhymes: -ɛntsa
- Hyphenation: se‧mèn‧za
Noun
semenza f (plural semenze)
- seed (the stock of seed used to sow a particular land)
- seed pearl(s)
- one's origin
Further reading
- semenza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana