bagnasciuga

Italian

Etymology

Verb-verb compound, composed of bagna (“to wet”) +‎ asciuga (“to dry”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baɲ.ɲaʃˈʃu.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -uɡa
  • Hyphenation: ba‧gna‧sciù‧ga

Noun

bagnasciuga m (invariable)

  1. (oceanography) foreshore
  2. water's edge

Further reading
  • bagnasciuga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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