Meaning
farmyard, threshing floor
- A flat open area or paved space adjoining a farm house, historically used for threshing grain and keeping poultry.
In a sentence
Le galline razzolavano tranquille nell'aia del casale.
The hens were scratching calmly in the farmyard of the farmhouse.
Rispondi alla domanda senza menare il can per l'aia!
Answer the question without beating around the bush!
Anticamente i contadini battevano il grano proprio su quest'aia.
In ancient times farmers used to thresh grain right on this threshing floor.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| aia | feminine · singular |
| aie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Mostly encountered in rural contexts or the idiom 'menare il can per l'aia' (to stall or beat around the bush).