cassaio
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin capsārius, derived from Latin capsa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kasˈsa.jo/
- Rhymes: -ajo
- Hyphenation: cas‧sà‧io
Noun
cassaio m (plural cassai, feminine cassaia)
- casemaker:
- carpenter who manufactures boxes
- Hypernym: falegname
- luthier specialized in manufacturing the bodies of musical instruments
- Hypernym: liutaio
- one who makes or repairs clock cases
- carpenter who manufactures boxes
Further reading
- cassaio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana