Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From becco (“male goat”) + -aio.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /bekˈka.jo/
- Rhymes: -ajo
- Hyphenation: bec‧cà‧io
beccaio m (plural beccai)
- (obsolete) one who sells goat meat
- (by extension) butcher
- Synonym: macellaio
Further reading[edit]
- beccaio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
