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pestapaglia

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Italian

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Etymology

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From pesta(re) +‎ paglia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpe.staˈpaʎ.ʎa/
  • Rhymes: -aʎʎa
  • Hyphenation: pe‧sta‧pà‧glia

Noun

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pestapaglia m (uncountable)

  1. (agriculture) the part of a threshing machine that crushes hay

Further reading

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