Meaning
hunting; shooting
- hunting, shooting
- pursuit, chase
- fighter plane, fighter jet (masculine: il caccia)
- lookout
In a sentence
Mio zio va a caccia ogni domenica mattina.
My uncle goes hunting every Sunday morning.
Hai visto il gatto a caccia in giardino?
Did you see the cat hunting in the garden?
La polizia è ancora a caccia del ladro.
The police are still after the thief.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| caccia | feminine · singular |
| cacce | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For the sport/activity, use andare a caccia or la caccia. For chasing someone, inseguimento is often more natural than caccia.
- In figurative use, caccia a + noun means a hunt for something: caccia al tesoro, caccia ai voti.
- After preposition a, it contracts with articles: a caccia di, but caccia al cinghiale, caccia alla volpe.