fumacchio
Italian
Etymology
From fumo + -acchio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fuˈmak.kjo/
- Rhymes: -akkjo
- Hyphenation: fu‧màc‧chio
Noun
fumacchio m (plural fumacchi)
- smoke that comes from something burning slowly and without the presence of flames
- Hypernym: fumo
- a piece of wood that is not completely charred, that emits a thick smoke when put on a flame
- Synonym: tizzo
- (Tuscan) fumigation
- Synonyms: fumigazione, suffumigio
- (geology) fumarole
Further reading
- fumacchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana