Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡjat.t͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -attʃa
  • Hyphenation: ghiàc‧cia

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *glacium/a, from Latin glaciēs. Doublet of ghiaccio and glassa.

Noun

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ghiaccia f (plural ghiacce)

  1. (archaic) ice
    Synonym: ghiaccio
    • 1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XXXIV”, in Inferno [Hell]‎[1], lines 28–31; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎[2], 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:
      Lo ’mperador del doloroso regno
      da mezzo ’l petto uscia fuor de la ghiaccia;
      e più con un gigante io mi convegno,
      che i giganti non fan con le sue braccia
      The Emperor of the dolorous kingdom was coming out of the ice starting from his mid-breast; and I compare myself to a giant more than a giant does with his arms
  2. (uncommon) ice cap
  3. (rare, foods) icing, frosting
    Synonym: glassa
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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ghiaccia

  1. feminine singular of ghiaccio

Etymology 3

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Verb

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ghiaccia

  1. inflection of ghiacciare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

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