villeggiatura

English

Alternative forms

• villegiatura

Etymology

From Italian villeggiatura.

Noun

villeggiatura (uncountable)

1. country retirement; staying at a place in the country

Further reading

• “villeggiatura”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Italian

Etymology

From villeggiare (“to stay at a country seat”) +‎ -tura. Compare Piedmontese vilegiatura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vil.led.d͡ʒaˈtu.ra/
• Rhymes: -ura
• Hyphenation: vil‧leg‧gia‧tù‧ra

Noun

villeggiatura f (plural villeggiature)

1. villegiatura; a vacation in the countryside, on the seaside, or in the mountains

   Synonym: vacanza

Related terms

• villeggiante

Descendants

• → English: villeggiatura
• → French: villégiature
  • →? German: Villegiatur
  • → Romanian: vilegiatură

Further reading

• villeggiatura in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana