tratturo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Neapolitan, from Latin tractōrius (“of or relating to drawing and hoisting”), from trahō, trahere (“to draw, hoist”), whence Italian trarre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tratˈtu.ro/
• Rhymes: -uro
• Hyphenation: trat‧tù‧ro

Noun

tratturo m (plural tratturi)

1. droveway, sheep track, commonly found in Southern Italy

Further reading

• tratturo on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it