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scavapatate

Italian

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Etymology

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Verb-object compound, composed of scava (“to dig”) +‎ patate (“potatoes”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌska.va.paˈta.te/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Hyphenation: sca‧va‧pa‧tà‧te

Noun

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scavapatate m (invariable)

  1. potato digger (agricultural machine)

References

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  1. ^ scavapatate in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Further reading

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