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Italian
Etymology
From sotto- (“under”) + chiesa (“church”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sot.toˈkjɛ.za/
- Rhymes: -ɛza
- Hyphenation: sot‧to‧chiè‧sa
Noun
sottochiesa f (plural sottochiese)
- an underground vault beneath a church, bigger than a crypt
- Synonym: succorpo
Further reading
- sottochiesa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana