carruggio

Italian

Alternative forms

• caruggio, carrugio

Etymology

From Ligurian caróggio, from Vulgar Latin *quadruvium, for Classical Latin quadrivium (“crossroads”), from quattuor (“four”) + via (“road”). Doublet of carrobbio and of learned borrowing quadrivio. Compare Corsican carrughju and Sicilian carruggiu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /karˈrud.d͡ʒo/
• Rhymes: -uddʒo
• Hyphenation: car‧rùg‧gio

Noun

carruggio m (plural carruggi)

1. (northern Italy, specifically Liguria) an alley, especially one in Genoa