occhiali

Italian

Etymology

Plural of occhiale, from occhio (“eye”) +‎ -ale, from Vulgar Latin oclus + -ālis, from Latin oculus (“eye”) from Proto-Italic *okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /okˈkja.li/
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  • Rhymes: -ali
  • Hyphenation: oc‧chià‧li

Noun

occhiali m pl (plural only)

  1. glasses, spectacles, eyeglasses (US)
    occhiali da sole ― sun glasses

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Byzantine Greek: ὀκκιάλι (okkiáli)

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