bottegaio

Italian

Etymology

From bottega +‎ -aio. See also Latin apothecārius. Cognate with Sicilian putigaru.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bot.teˈɡa.jo/
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: bot‧te‧gà‧io

Noun

bottegaio m (plural bottegai, feminine bottegaia)

  1. shopkeeper, storekeeper