schiacciata

English

Etymology

Italian schiacciata

Noun

schiacciata (uncountable)

1. (cooking) A type of crisp and chewy Italian bread, originating from Tuscany.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skjatˈt͡ʃa.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: schiac‧cià‧ta

Etymology 1

From schiacciare (“to crush”) +‎ -ata.

Noun

schiacciata f (plural schiacciate)

1. (tennis) smash
2. (volleyball) spike, smash
3. (basketball) dunk, dunk shot
4. (regional, cooking) Synonym of focaccia
5. crush, squeeze
6. (linguistics, phonetics, rare) Synonym of palatoalveolare

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

schiacciata f sg

1. feminine singular of schiacciato