cronaca

Italian

Alternative forms

• cronica (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin chronica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔ.na.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɔnaka
• Hyphenation: crò‧na‧ca

Noun

cronaca f (plural cronache)

1. chronicle
2. news (in a newspaper); column

   Synonyms: notizie, rubrica

   la cronaca locale / cronaca bianca ― the local news

   la cronaca nera ― the crime news

   la cronaca rosa ― the gossip column

   la cronaca politica ― the political column

3. (sports) commentary

   fare la cronaca di ― to commentate on

4. (informal) account, record, description (of events)

   Synonym: resoconto

   per la cronaca ― for the record

Derived terms

• capocronaca
• cronaca nera
• cronachista
• cronachistica
• cronista
• fotocronaca
• radiocronaca
• telecronaca

Further reading

• crònaca in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• cronaca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Carcano, accarno, accarnò, carcano