🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

allevamento di bovini da latte

Pronunciation / Transliteration: allevamento di bovini da latte

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dairy-Farming/ˈdɛəri ˈfɑːrmɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'allevamento di bovini da latte è fondamentale per l'economia rurale."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The practice of raising cattle for the production of milk and dairy products.

    "Dairy-farming is essential for providing milk and cheese to local communities."
  2. 2

    A specific type of agriculture focused on the breeding of dairy cattle and the processing of milk.

    "Many families in the region have been involved in dairy-farming for generations."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'dairy-farming' combines 'dairy', derived from the Old English 'dæge', meaning 'day', referring to the daily milking of cows, and 'farming', which comes from the Old French 'ferme', meaning 'to rent' or 'to farm'. The concept evolved in the Middle Ages as agricultural practices became more specialized.

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