mandria

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin mandra (column of cattle), from Ancient Greek μάνδρα (mándra, cattle enclosure).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mandria f (plural mandrie)

  1. herd, drove (of larger animals)
    Synonyms: branco, armento
    Coordinate term: gregge
  2. (derogatory, by extension) crowd
    Synonym: torma

Further reading

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  • mandria in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • mandria in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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