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pollaio

henhouse

noun pohl-LAH-yoh Rare

Also means

chicken coop

Usage Note

Pollaio is the enclosure where hens are kept. Colloquially it is used figuratively to describe a noisy, chaotic place: qui è un pollaio! (this place is a madhouse!). The related noun pollame means poultry. The plural is regular: pollai.

Examples

"Il contadino ha costruito un nuovo pollaio."

Natural Translation

The farmer built a new henhouse.

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