selvaggina

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin *selvaticumen. Cognate with Old Tuscan salvaticina, with Lombard salvadesinaVeneto, Emilia Romagna salvadexinaPiedmontese salvagin-a, French sauvagine, Romanian sălbăticiune

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sel.vadˈd͡ʒi.na/
Rhymes: -ina
Hyphenation: sel‧vag‧gì‧na

Noun

selvaggina f (plural selvaggine)

game (wild animals hunted for food)
Synonym: cacciagione

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