mangiatoia

manger

noun mahn-jah-TOH-yah Rare

Origin: From mangiare (to eat) + -toia (suffix for place/instrument).

Also means

feeding trough

Usage Note

Mangiatoia is the trough or rack from which animals eat — familiar to English speakers chiefly from the Christmas nativity scene (il presepe), where the baby Jesus is placed in a mangiatoia. In agricultural contexts it simply means a feeding trough for livestock. Plural: le mangiatoie.

Examples

"Il bambino era nella mangiatoia."

Natural Translation

The child was in the manger.

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