seghife

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَقِيفَة (saqīfa, “covered passage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈɡi.fe/
• Rhymes: -ife
• Hyphenation: se‧ghì‧fe

Noun

seghife f (invariable)

1. (geology) a type of natural cavity, typically found in Eastern Cyrenaica, and in Marmarica

Further reading

• seghife in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• seghife in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication