spiaggia

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

s- +‎ piaggia. The initial s- is an intensifying prefix.[1] Cognate with Portuguese praia, and Spanish playa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈspjaddʒa]
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Noun

spiaggia f (plural spiagge)

  1. beach
    Mi sono abbronzata sulla spiaggia. ― I tanned myself on the beach.

Verb

spiaggia

  1. third-person singular present indicative of spiaggiare
  2. second-person singular imperative of spiaggiare

References
  1. “piaggia” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, ISBN 978-88-00-20781-2

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