carciofaio

Italian

Etymology

From carciofo (“artichoke”) +‎ -aio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kar.t͡ʃoˈfa.jo/
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: car‧cio‧fà‧io

Noun

carciofaio m (plural carciofai)

  1. synonym of carciofaia (“artichoke bed; artichoke field”)

Noun

carciofaio m (plural carciofai, feminine carciofaia)

  1. one who cultivates or sells artichokes

Adjective

carciofaio (feminine carciofaia, masculine plural carciofai, feminine plural carciofaie)

  1. (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) aprile carciofaio (proverb) ― artichoke-producing April

Further reading

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