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Italian
Etymology
From valico (“spinning machine”) + -aio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /va.liˈka.jo/
- Rhymes: -ajo
- Hyphenation: va‧li‧cà‧io
Noun
valicaio m (plural valicai)
- (historical) one who works silk on a particular spinning machine (the valico)
Further reading
- valicaio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana