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villeggiatura

vacation stay

noun veel-leh-jah-TOO-rah Rare

Also means

summer holiday

Usage Note

Villeggiatura describes a traditional Italian holiday spent in the countryside or at a resort, typically for an extended period — more leisurely than a short vacanza. The term carries a slightly old-fashioned, upper-class flavor. The plural villeggiature is regular.

Examples

"Trascorriamo la villeggiatura in montagna."

Natural Translation

We spend our vacation stay in the mountains.

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