Feminine

chiesa

church

Frequency

A2
Hyphenated as
chiè‧sa
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkjɛ.za/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin ecclēsia, a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “assembly”). The original geminated -cc-, though lost in the standard language, is still found in many regional Italian varieties.

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