macchia
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See also: Macchia
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Corsican machja, related to Italian macchia and French maquis; ultimately from Latin macula. Doublet of macula, macule, and maquis.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]macchia (uncountable)
- A shrubland biota in Mediterranean countries, typically consisting of densely-growing evergreen shrubs.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]shrubland biota
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Further reading
[edit]- maquis shrubland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula. Doublet of macula, a borrowing.
Noun
[edit]macchia f (plural macchie)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- macchia1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
[edit]A semantic extension of the above.
Noun
[edit]macchia f (plural macchie)
- shrub, bush, brake
- macchia (shrubland biota)
- (by extension) generic name for plants commonly found in a macchia
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- macchia2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 3
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]macchia
- inflection of macchiare:
Anagrams
[edit]Sicilian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]macchia f
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