vecchiarda
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Female counterpart of vecchiardo.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vecchiarda f (plural vecchiarde)
- (literary, chiefly derogatory) female equivalent of vecchiardo: old lady
- 1550, Agnolo Firenzuola, L'asino d'oro [The Golden Ass][1], translation of Metamorphoseon libri XI by Apuleius, page 23:
- queste maladette vecchiarde si trasmutano d'animale in animale
- These cursed hags shapeshift from one animal to another
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