bonaccia

Italian

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der.
    Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκός (mălăkós)
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
    Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
    Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκῐ́ᾱ (mălăkĭ́ā)bor.
    Latin malacia
    Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.?
    Proto-Italic *dwenos
    Old Latin duenos
    Old Latin duonus
    Latin bonusinflu.
    Vulgar Latin *bonacia
    Italian bonaccia

    Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bonacia.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /boˈnat.t͡ʃa/
    • Rhymes: -attʃa
    • Hyphenation: bo‧nàc‧cia

    Noun

    bonaccia f (plural bonacce)

    1. (nautical) dead calm (flat sea)
      • 1996, “La Cura”, Manlio Sgalambro (lyrics), Franco Battiato (music):
        I profumi d'amore inebrieranno i nostri corpi / la bonaccia d'agosto non calmerà i nostri sensi
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    2. lull

    Further reading

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