Italian edit

Etymology edit

From foracchi(are) (to fill with holes”, “to riddle) +‎ -ato (1st conjugation past participle suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fo.rakˈkja.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: fo‧rac‧chià‧to

Participle edit

foracchiato (feminine foracchiata, masculine plural foracchiati, feminine plural foracchiate)

  1. past participle of foracchiare

Adjective edit

foracchiato (feminine foracchiata, masculine plural foracchiati, feminine plural foracchiate)

  1. full of holes, riddled
    • 1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XIX, page 283, lines 40–42:
      Allor venimmo in su l'argine quarto; ¶ volgemmo e discendemmo a mano stanca ¶ laggiù nel fondo foracchiato e arto.
      Straightway upon the fourth dike we arrived; ¶ we turned, and on the left-hand side descended ¶ down to the bottom full of holes and narrow.