chiasso
See also: Chiasso
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -asso
- IPA(key): /ˈkjasso/
Etymology 1
Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *classum, derivative of Late Latin conclassāre, or from classicum (“signal for mustering”). Alternatively, derived from the second etymology below, with the sense of brothel.
Noun
chiasso m (plural chiassi)
- din, uproar, shout
- Synonyms: baccano, vocio
- fuss, stir
Etymology 2
Either from Latin classis (“section, class”), or from clausum (“enclosed space”).
Noun
chiasso m (plural chiassi)
- alley
- Synonym: vicolo
- brothel
- Synonym: bordello