🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

negozio di animali

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /neˈɡɔt.tsjo di aniˈmaːli/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pet store/ˈpɛt ˌstɔːr/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ho comprato del cibo per pesci al negozio di animali."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A retail business that sells various types of animals, pet food, supplies, and accessories.

    "We need to visit the pet store to buy some food and a new collar for our dog."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines the noun 'pet' (originating in the 16th century, likely of imitative origin or from Scottish Gaelic 'pait') and 'store' (derived from the Old French 'estoreor', meaning a stock or provision). The compound noun emerged in the 19th century with the rise of domestic animal keeping and specialized retail commerce for household companion animals.

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