fornaio

Italian

Alternative forms

  • fornajo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Late Latin furnārius, from Latin furnus (“oven”). By surface analysis, forno +‎ -aio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /forˈna.jo/
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: for‧nà‧io

Noun

fornaio m (plural fornai, feminine fornaia)

  1. baker
    Synonyms: panettiere, panificatore

Further reading

  • fornaio in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • fornaio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • fornàio in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • fornàio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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