vacanza

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vacance, derived from Latin vacantia (“emptiness, leisure”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaˈkan.t͡sa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -antsa
  • Hyphenation: va‧càn‧za

Noun

vacanza f (plural vacanze)

  1. holiday (UK), vacation (US) (official holiday period)
    Synonym: feria

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Ladino: vakansas
  • → Romanian: vacanță

Further reading

  • vacanza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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