bestiame

Italian

Etymology

From bestia +‎ -ame.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beˈstja.me/
  • Rhymes: -ame
  • Hyphenation: be‧stià‧me

Noun

bestiame m (plural bestiami)

  1. cattle and sheep etc. considered as an agricultural commodity
  2. stock, livestock

Derived terms
  • bestiame grosso (“cattle and horses”)
  • bestiamo minuto (“sheep, goats, pigs, poultry and rabbits etc.”)

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