gheggia
Italian
Alternative forms
- ghega
Etymology
Alteration of acceggia, from Late Latin acceia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡed.d͡ʒa/
- Rhymes: -eddʒa
- Hyphenation: ghég‧gia
Noun
gheggia f (plural ghegge)
- Synonym of beccaccia (“woodcock”)
Further reading
- gheggia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana