giogaia

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒoˈɡa.ja/, [d͡ʒoˈɡäːjä]
  • Stress: giogàia
  • Hyphenation: gio‧ga‧ia

Etymology 1

giogo + -aia

Noun

giogaia f (plural giogaie)

  1. mountain chain

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *iugāria [pellis], perhaps an alteration (influenced by iugum (yoke)) of *iugulāria [pellis] ([skin] of the throat), derived from Latin iugulum (throat).

Noun

giogaia f (plural giogaie)

  1. dewlap (pendulous skin under a bovine's neck)
    Synonym: pappagorgia
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