bestiame

Italian

Etymology

From bestia +‎ -ame.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈstja.me/
• Rhymes: -ame
• Hyphenation: be‧stià‧me

Noun

bestiame m (plural bestiami)

1. cattle and sheep etc. considered as an agricultural commodity
2. stock, livestock

Derived terms

• bestiame grosso (“cattle and horses”)
• bestiamo minuto (“sheep, goats, pigs, poultry and rabbits etc.”)

Further reading

• bestiame in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana