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caccia

hunt

noun KAHT-chah Less Common

Origin: from Vulgar Latin 'captiare'

Also means

hunting

Usage Note

Caccia means the hunt or hunting, and a caccia al tesoro is a treasure hunt. As a compound it can also mean a fighter jet, aereo da caccia; the -cc- before i sounds like 'ch'.

Examples

"La caccia è vietata qui."

Natural Translation

Hunting is forbidden here.

Literal Translation

The hunting is forbidden here.

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