gheggia

Italian

Alternative forms

• ghega

Etymology

Alteration of acceggia, from Late Latin acceia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡed.d͡ʒa/
• Rhymes: -eddʒa
• Hyphenation: ghég‧gia

Noun

gheggia f (plural ghegge)

1. Synonym of beccaccia (“woodcock”)

Further reading

• gheggia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana