ghiaccia

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡjat.t͡ʃa/
• Rhymes: -attʃa
• Hyphenation: ghiàc‧cia

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *glacium/a, from Latin glaciēs. Doublet of ghiaccio and glassa.

Noun

ghiaccia f (plural ghiacce)

1. (archaic) ice

   Synonym: ghiaccio

   • 1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XXXIV”, in Inferno [Hell]‎^[1], lines 28–31; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎^[2], 2^nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

     Lo ’mperador del doloroso regno
     da mezzo ’l petto uscia fuor de la ghiaccia;
     e più con un gigante io mi convegno,
     che i giganti non fan con le sue braccia

     The Emperor of the dolorous kingdom was coming out of the ice starting from his mid-breast; and I compare myself to a giant more than a giant does with his arms

2. (uncommon) ice cap
3. (rare, foods) icing, frosting

   Synonym: glassa

Related terms

• ghiacciare

Etymology 2

Adjective

ghiaccia

1. feminine singular of ghiaccio

Etymology 3

Verb

ghiaccia

1. inflection of ghiacciare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

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