vecchiarda

Italian

Etymology

Female counterpart of vecchiardo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vekˈkjar.da/
  • Rhymes: -arda
  • Hyphenation: vec‧chiàr‧da

Noun

vecchiarda f (plural vecchiarde)

  1. (literary, chiefly derogatory) female equivalent of vecchiardo: old lady
    • 1550, Agnolo Firenzuola, L'asino d'oro [The Golden Ass]‎, translation of Metamorphoseon libri XI by Apuleius, page 23:
      queſte maladette uecchiarde ſi traſmutano d'animale in animale
      These cursed hags shapeshift from one animal to another

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