See also: ancià, anciã, -ancia, and -ância

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French anche (reed), from Old High German ancha (leg, shin).[1]

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Noun

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ancia f (plural ancie)

  1. (music) reed (of a woodwind instrument)
    Synonym: linguetta

References

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  1. ^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “ancia”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

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