Italian

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Etymology

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From pollo-aio, or from Late Latin pullārium,[1] from Latin pullārius (pertaining to young animals or chicks), from pullus (young animal, chick). Compare also pollario.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /polˈla.jo/
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: pol‧là‧io

Noun

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pollaio m (plural pollai)

  1. henhouse, chicken coop, chicken run, roost
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References

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  1. ^ pollaio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Further reading

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  • pollaio in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • pollaio in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • pollàio in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • pollàio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana