sciame

See also: sciáme

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin exāmen. Compare the borrowed doublet esame.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): */ˈʃa.me/
  • Rhymes: -ame
  • Hyphenation: scià‧me

Noun

sciame m (plural sciami)

  1. swarm
    Synonyms: nugolo, stormo
    uno sciame d'api ― a swarm of bees
    Uno sciame di calabroni attaccò i bambini.
    A swarm of hornets attacked the children.
  2. (by extension) crowd

Further reading
  • sciame in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • sciame in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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