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rifugio

rifugio noun: a hut in the Italian mountains.

Noun

rifugio (plural rifugios or rifugi)

  1. A hut in the Italian mountains.
    • And though the standard fare at the mountain osterias known as rifugios largely remains slabs of speck and strong local cheese, there are exceptions — most notably Col Alt, a rifugio above Corvara accessible only by ski lift, where meat dishes take the form of succulent venison or rabbit, and...2015 August 13, Robert Draper, “In Italy, Hiking and Haute Cuisine in the Dolomites”, in New York Times

Forms of rifugio

pluralrifugios
pluralrifugi

Origin of rifugio

From Italian rifugio. Doublet of refuge and refugium.

Questions about rifugio

What does rifugio mean?
Rifugio means a hut in the Italian mountains.
What part of speech is rifugio?
Rifugio is a noun.
What is the plural of rifugio?
The plural of rifugio is rifugios.

Words near rifugio in the dictionary

  1. Rifton
  2. rifts
  3. riftsawn
  4. rifty
  5. rifugi
  6. rifugio
  7. rifugios
  8. rig
  9. rig doctor
  10. rig doctors
  11. rig out

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