selvaggina

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin *selvaticumen. Cognate with Old Tuscan salvaticina, with Lombard salvadesinaVeneto, Emilia Romagna salvadexinaPiedmontese salvagin-a, French sauvagine, Romanian sălbăticiune

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sel.vadˈd͡ʒi.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: sel‧vag‧gì‧na

Noun

selvaggina f (plural selvaggine)

  1. game (wild animals hunted for food)
    Synonym: cacciagione
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