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From secco (“dry, wilted”) + -aia.
- IPA(key): /sekˈka.ja/
- Rhymes: -aja
- Hyphenation: sec‧cà‧ia
seccaia f (plural seccaie) (Tuscan)
- wilt, wilting (of plants, seeds etc.)
- a group of dry branches or leaves
- Synonym: seccume
- seccaia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana