pollaio

Italian

Etymology

From pollo +‎ -aio, or from Late Latin pullārium,[1] from Latin pullārius (“pertaining to young animals or chicks”), from pullus (“young animal, chick”). Compare also pollario.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /polˈla.jo/
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: pol‧là‧io

Noun

pollaio m (plural pollai)

  1. henhouse, chicken coop, chicken run, roost

References
  1. pollaio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Further reading
  • pollaio in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • pollaio in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • pollàio in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • pollàio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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