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erbaccia

/erˈbat.tʃa/noun · feminineB2
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Meaning

weed

  • A wild, unwanted plant growing in a garden, field, or pavement crack

In a sentence

Dobbiamo togliere le erbacce dal giardino questo fine settimana.

We need to remove the weeds from the garden this weekend.

Il vecchio sentiero abbandonato è ormai coperto di erbacce.

The old abandoned path is now overgrown with weeds.

Non lasciare che le erbacce soffochino i fiori sul balcone.

Don't let the weeds choke the flowers on the balcony.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
erbacciafeminine · singular
erbaccefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • A pejorative alteration of 'erba' formed with the pejorative suffix '-accia'.

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