villeggiatura

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Italian villeggiatura.

Noun

villeggiatura (uncountable)

  1. country retirement; staying at a place in the country

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From villeggiare (“to stay at a country seat”) +‎ -tura. Compare Piedmontese vilegiatura.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vil.led.d͡ʒaˈtu.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Hyphenation: vil‧leg‧gia‧tù‧ra

Noun

villeggiatura f (plural villeggiature)

  1. villegiatura; a vacation in the countryside, on the seaside, or in the mountains
    Synonym: vacanza

Descendants

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