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scavo

excavation

noun SKAH-voh Rare
Travel & Places Landmarks

Also means

dig

Usage Note

Scavo refers to an excavation site, most commonly an archaeological dig (gli scavi di Pompei). It can also refer to any earthwork excavation in construction. The plural gli scavi is frequently used to mean the archaeological ruins themselves, as in visitare gli scavi (to visit the ruins).

Examples

"Gli archeologi lavorano negli scavi romani."

Natural Translation

The archaeologists work at the Roman excavations.

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