pollastra

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin pullastra, from Latin pullus (“chick, chicken”) + -aster, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”). Compare Sicilian puddastra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /polˈlas.tra/
  • Rhymes: -astra
  • Hyphenation: pol‧là‧stra

Noun

pollastra f (plural pollastre, masculine pollastro)

  1. pullet, a young hen

Noun

pollastra f (plural pollastre)

  1. chick (attractive woman)
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