tratturo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Neapolitan, from Latin tractōrius (“of or relating to drawing and hoisting”), from trahō, trahere (“to draw, hoist”), whence Italian trarre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tratˈtu.ro/
  • Rhymes: -uro
  • Hyphenation: trat‧tù‧ro

Noun

tratturo m (plural tratturi)

  1. droveway, sheep track, commonly found in Southern Italy

Further reading

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