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aia.

barnyard, farmyard, threshing floor; paved area (typical of case coloniche) used to thresh wheat, shell legumes and drying cereals

3 characters1 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈa.ja/
  1. barnyard, farmyard, threshing floor; paved area (typical of case coloniche) used to thresh wheat, shell legumes and drying cereals

    feminine
    stendere il grano sull'aia
  2. area

    feminine
    aia cardiaca
    aia epatica
  3. open space, clearing

    archaic · feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin ārea. Doublet of Italian area (“area”).

noun/ˈa.ja/
  1. tutor, especially one hired by a wealthy family

    feminine · literary
Where this word comes from

Feminine of aio, presumed to be from the unattested Gothic *𐌷𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰 (*hagja), or from Latin avia. Compare Sicilian aju, Spanish ayo.

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