chiavica

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *clavĭca, from Late Latin clavăca, clovăca, for Latin cloāca. Doublet of cloaca, a borrowing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkja.vi.ka/
  • Rhymes: -avika
  • Hyphenation: chià‧vi‧ca

Noun

chiavica f (plural chiaviche, diminutive chiavichétta or chiavichìna, augmentative chiavicóne m, pejorative chiavicàccia)

  1. sewer
    Synonyms: fogna f, cloaca f
  2. sluice gate
  3. (figurative) pigsty, pigpen, a filthy and untidy place
    Synonyms: fogna f, cloaca f, immondezzaio m, letamaio m, porcile m, stalla f
  4. (figurative, derogatory, southern Italy) ugly person
    Synonyms: cesso m, mostro m

Further reading
  • chiavica in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • chiavica in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • chiavica in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • chiàvica in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • chiàvica in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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