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Italian

staccionata

/stat.tʃoˈna.ta/noun · feminineC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 15,817

Meaning

wooden fence

  • a fence or palisade typically made of wooden posts and rails

In a sentence

Il cavallo ha saltato la vecchia staccionata del pascolo.

The horse jumped over the pasture's old fence.

Dobbiamo riparare la staccionata intorno al giardino prima dell'inverno.

We must repair the fence around the garden before winter.

Chi ha ridipinto di bianco la staccionata?

Who repainted the fence white?

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
staccionatafeminine · singular
staccionatefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Specifically denotes a rural or rustic wooden fence, unlike 'recinzione' which can be metal, wire, or stone.

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