chiasso

See also: Chiasso

Italian

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -asso

Etymology 1

Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *classum, derivative of Late Latin conclassāre, or from Latin classicum, with the sense of a "signal for mustering". Alternatively, derived from the second etymology below, with the sense of brothel.

Noun

chiasso m (plural chiassi)

  1. din, uproar
  2. fuss, stir

Etymology 2

Either from Latin classis (“section, class”), or from clausum (“enclosed space”).

Noun

chiasso m (plural chiassi)

  1. (vicolo) alley
  2. (bordello) brothel
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