rifugio
See also: rifugiò
English
Etymology
Italian rifugio. Doublet of refuge and refugium.
Noun
rifugio (plural rifugios or rifugi)
- A hut in the Italian mountains.
- 2015 August 13, Robert Draper, “In Italy, Hiking and Haute Cuisine in the Dolomites”, in New York Times:
- And though the standard fare at the mountain osterias known as rifugios largely remains slabs of speck and strong local cheese, there are exceptions — most notably Col Alt, a rifugio above Corvara accessible only by ski lift, where meat dishes take the form of succulent venison or rabbit, and bottles of aged Barolo offer a noble complement to the soaring mountain vistas.
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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riˈfu.d͡ʒo/
- Rhymes: -udʒo
- Hyphenation: ri‧fù‧gio
Etymology 1
From Latin refugium.
Noun
rifugio m (plural rifugi)
- shelter, refuge
- Synonym: baita
Derived terms
- rifugista
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
rifugio
- first-person singular present indicative of rifugiare