macchia
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
Further reading edit
- maquis shrubland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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: