tregenda

Italian

Etymology

Via a dialect or language from Northern Italy, from Vulgar Latin *trānsienda (“which is to be passed”), from Latin trānseō (“I traverse, go over, pass over”). Cf. also dialectal tresenda, tresanda (“lane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /treˈd͡ʒɛn.da/
• Rhymes: -ɛnda
• Hyphenation: tre‧gèn‧da

Noun

tregenda f (plural tregende)

1. sabbat, witches' Sabbath

   da or di tregenda ― horrifying, terrifying

2. (transferred sense, rare) pandemonium, uproar

   Synonym: pandemonio

3. misadventure, mishap

   Synonyms: disavventura, vicissitudine

4. (dialectal, obsolete) path, track

   Synonyms: sentiero, viottolo

Further reading

• tregenda on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• tregenda in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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