macchia
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See also: Macchia
Etymology
From Corsican machja, related to Italian macchia and French maquis; ultimately from Latin macula. Doublet of macula, macule, and maquis.
Pronunciation
Noun
macchia (uncountable)
- A shrubland biota in Mediterranean countries, typically consisting of densely-growing evergreen shrubs.
Related terms
Translations
shrubland biota
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Further reading
maquis shrubland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula. Doublet of macula, a borrowing.
Noun
macchia f (plural macchie)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- macchia1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
A semantic extension of the above.
Noun
macchia f (plural macchie)
- shrub, bush, brake
- macchia (shrubland biota)
- (by extension) generic name for plants commonly found in a macchia
Derived terms
Further reading
- macchia2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
macchia
- inflection of macchiare:
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Alternative forms
- vuscagghia (scn)
Noun
macchia f
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