tralce

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtral.t͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -altʃe
  • Hyphenation: tràl‧ce

Noun

tralce m (plural tralci)

  1. (archaic or literary) alternative form of tralcio
    • 1567, Stefano Santini, Rime degli academici eterei, page 56:
      All’hor con più d’un pampano e d’un tralce
      Si spande, et alza […]
      Then, with more than one leaf or vine, it expands, and rises
    • 1683, Michelangelo Torcigliani, Echo cortese - Parte terza‎[1], page 279:
      Non figlia Tralce in Gemma,
      Non pende Raspo in Tralce
      No vine gives birth to bud; no stalk hangs from vine
    • 1777, Gesualdo da S. Andrea, Quaresimale del P. Gesualdo di S. Andrea‎[2], page 568:
      al Divin Figliuolo la Vergin eletta, qual edera al tralce, sì tenacemente si strinse […]
      The chosen Virgin, like ivy to a vine, held on to the Divine Son so strongly […]

Further reading

  • tralce in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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