breccia

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breccia

/ˈbrett͡ʃa/

Where it comes from

(apertura) deriva dal francese brèche, *(ghiaia) probabilmente dal latino imbricea derivazione di imbrex cioè "embrice

noun brecce

apertura di un muro fortificato assediato a colpi di cannone

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noun

In English

hiatus gap in geological strata
breach a gap or opening made by breaking or battering
gap opening made by breaking or parting
breakthrough military advance
breccia rock

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@misc{breccia_2026,
  title = {breccia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/breccia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}