vecchia

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛk.kja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkkja
  • Hyphenation: vèc‧chia

Adjective

vecchia

  1. feminine singular of vecchio

Noun

vecchia f (plural vecchie, masculine vecchio, diminutive (mostly endearing) vecchìna or vecchiétta; vecchierèlla or (less common) vecchiarèlla, augmentative vecchióna, pejorative vecchiàccia)

  1. an old woman

Derived terms

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin vetula.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛkkja/

Adjective

vecchia f sg

  1. old

Noun

vecchia f (plural vecchie)

  1. old woman
  2. grandmother

Sicilian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛːk.cjɐ̠/, [ˈvɛːk̟.k̟ʲɑ̝]
  • Hyphenation: vèc‧chia

Adjective

vecchia

  1. feminine singular of vecchiu
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