pioggia

Italian

Alternative forms

  • piova (literary or regional)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ploia < *plovia (probably influenced by the verb *plovō, plovere) for Classical Latin pluvia (“rain”). Compare French pluie, Catalan pluja, Romanian ploaie, also Portuguese chuva, Spanish lluvia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpjɔddʒa]
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Noun

pioggia f (plural piogge)

  1. rain

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