foracchiato

Italian

Etymology

From foracchi(are) (“to fill with holes”, “to riddle”) +‎ -ato (1st conjugation past participle suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fo.rakˈkja.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: fo‧rac‧chià‧to

Participle

foracchiato (feminine foracchiata, masculine plural foracchiati, feminine plural foracchiate)

  1. past participle of foracchiare

Adjective

foracchiato (feminine foracchiata, masculine plural foracchiati, feminine plural foracchiate)

  1. full of holes, riddled
    • 1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XIX, page 283, lines 40–42:
      Allor venimmo in su l'argine quarto; ¶ volgemmo e discendemmo a mano stanca ¶ laggiù nel fondo foracchiato e arto.
      Straightway upon the fourth dike we arrived; ¶ we turned, and on the left-hand side descended ¶ down to the bottom full of holes and narrow.
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