Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspjad.d͡ʒa/
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  • Rhymes: -addʒa
  • Hyphenation: spiàg‧gia

Etymology 1

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From s- +‎ piaggia. The initial s- is an intensifying prefix.[1] Cognate with French plage, Portuguese praia, Sicilian praja and Spanish playa.

Noun

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spiaggia f (plural spiagge)

  1. beach
    Mi sono abbronzata sulla spiaggia.I tanned myself on the beach.
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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spiaggia

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

References

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  1. ^ “piaggia” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

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