mezzadro
Italian
Etymology
Of northern Italian origin, from Late Latin mediator, from Latin medius. Cf. also French métayer, Spanish mediero, Sicilian mitateri. Doublet of mediatore.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -adro
Noun
mezzadro m (plural mezzadri) Feminine mezzadra
- sharecropper
Related terms
- mezzadria