bonifica

reclamation

noun boh-NEE-fee-kah Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'bonum facere', to make good

Also means

decontamination

Usage Note

Bonifica is the reclamation or cleaning up of land, famously the draining of marshes (la bonifica delle paludi). Do not confuse it with bonifico, a masculine noun meaning a bank transfer; the plural bonifiche keeps the hard 'k'.

Examples

"La bonifica del terreno è iniziata."

Natural Translation

The land reclamation has begun.

Literal Translation

The reclamation of-the land is begun.

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