chiocciolaio

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kjot.t͡ʃoˈla.jo/
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: chioc‧cio‧là‧io

Etymology 1

From chiocciola +‎ -aio.

Noun

chiocciolaio m (plural chiocciolai)

  1. one who collects snails in order to sell them

Etymology 2

Calque of French escargotière.

Noun

chiocciolaio m (plural chiocciolai)

  1. (palaeoethnology) a deposit of ashes and mollusk shells

Further reading
  • chiocciolaio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • chiocciolaio2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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