Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒoˈɡa.ja/
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Hyphenation: gio‧gà‧ia

Etymology 1

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From giogo +‎ -aia.

Noun

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giogaia f (plural giogaie)

  1. mountain chain

Etymology 2

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From Vulgar Latin *iugāria [pellis], perhaps an alteration (influenced by iugum (yoke)) of *iugulāria [pellis] ([skin] of the throat), derived from Latin iugulum (throat).

Noun

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giogaia f (plural giogaie)

  1. dewlap (pendulous skin under a bovine's neck)
    Synonym: pappagorgia