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stalla

stable

noun STAHL-lah Rare
Animals & Nature Farm Animals

Origin: Latin stabulum, from stare 'to stand'

Also means

barn

Usage Note

Stalla specifically refers to a stable or byre for housing large animals (horses, cows, donkeys) — not a barn for grain storage (granaio) or a general farm building. The idiom chiudere la stalla quando i buoi sono scappati (to close the stable after the oxen have bolted) is the Italian equivalent of 'locking the stable door after the horse has bolted'.

Examples

"I cavalli dormono nella stalla."

Natural Translation

The horses sleep in the stable.

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