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maliscalcia

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Italian

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Etymology

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maliscalco (obsolete form of maniscalco (farrier)) +‎ -ia (-y, abstract noun suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.li.skalˈt͡ʃi.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: ma‧li‧scal‧cì‧a

Noun

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maliscalcia f (plural maliscalcie)

  1. Obsolete form of mascalcia.
    1. farriery (a farrier's workshop)
      • 1889, “1282–1288” (chapter 3), in Archivio storico per le province napoletane, Naples, pages 232–233:
        [] re Carlo ordinò al ¶ maestro della Regia maliscalcia l’acquisto di varî arnesi da cavalcare necessarî alla regina e alle principesse
        [] king Charles commanded to the master of the royal farriery the purchase of various riding implements, needed by the queen and the princesses