acquaiolo

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin aquāriōlus. By surface analysis, acqua (water) +‎ -aiolo (suffix indicating a profession or activity, or an adjective meaning “pertaining to”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ak.kwaˈjɔ.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlo
  • Hyphenation: ac‧qua‧iò‧lo

Adjective

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acquaiolo (feminine acquaiola, masculine plural acquaioli, feminine plural acquaiole)

  1. (relational) water; aquatic
    Synonym: acquatico

Noun

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acquaiolo m (plural acquaioli)

  1. water vendor

Further reading

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  • acquaiolo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • acquaiolo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • acquaiòlo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • acquaiòlo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana