giogaia

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoˈɡa.ja/
• Rhymes: -aja
• Hyphenation: gio‧gà‧ia

Etymology 1

From giogo +‎ -aia.

Noun

giogaia f (plural giogaie)

1. mountain chain

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *iugāria [pellis], perhaps an alteration (influenced by iugum (“yoke”)) of *iugulāria [pellis] (“[skin] of the throat”), derived from Latin iugulum (“throat”).

Noun

giogaia f (plural giogaie)

1. dewlap (pendulous skin under a bovine's neck)

   Synonym: pappagorgia