catapecchia

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catapecchia

/kataˈpekkja/

Where it comes from

Dal gr. ϰαταπήγες, 'pali conficcati nel fondo di acque, palafitte', da cui il moderno significato di 'casupola, capanna'

noun catapecchie

piccola casa fatiscente
broadly definizione mancante; se vuoi, aggiungila tu

Similar: casupola, tugurio, baracca, stamberga, buco · Opposite: palazzo, villa, castello, reggia

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noun

Similar: casupola, tugurio, baracca, stamberga, buco · Opposite: palazzo, villa, castello, reggia

In English

shanty An old run-down house or shack

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@misc{catapecchia_2026,
  title = {catapecchia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/catapecchia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}