Feminine

gabbia

Meaning

  1. (feminine) cage, hutch
  2. (feminine) clink (jail)
  3. (feminine) crate, skip
  4. (feminine) muzzle
  5. (feminine) lookout, watch tower
  6. (feminine) crow's nest

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
gàb‧bia
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡab.bja/
Etymology

From Latin cavea. Doublet of cavea, a later borrowing. Cognates include Catalan gàbia, English cage, Sicilian jaggia

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