parecchio

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Doublet of pareglio and pariglio, both borrowed via Old French pareil. Compare Spanish parejo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /paˈrek.kjo/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ekkjo
  • Hyphenation: pa‧réc‧chio

Determiner[edit]

parecchio (feminine parecchia, masculine plural parecchi, feminine plural parecchie)

  1. quite a lot of, rather a lot of, a fair bit of
  2. (in the plural) several, many, quite a few, quite a lot of

Adverb[edit]

parecchio

  1. really, rather, quite a lot, quite a bit, quite a long time, quite a while

Pronoun[edit]

parecchio (feminine parecchia, masculine plural parecchi, feminine plural parecchie)

  1. quite a lot, rather a lot, a fair bit
    Synonym: molto
  2. (in the plural) several, quite a lot, quite a few

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