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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

pellicciaio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pel.litˈtʃaː.jo/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Furrier/ˈfɜːr.i.ər/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il pellicciaio ha riparato la mia giacca."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who prepares, sells, or alters furs and fur garments.

    "She took her vintage mink coat to an experienced furrier for repairs."
  2. 2

    A merchant dealing in animal pelts and raw furs.

    "The local furrier sourced high-quality pelts from northern trappers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old French 'fourier', meaning a provider of lodging or forager, which ultimately connects to the Germanic root for fodder or pelts. In medieval times, the meaning shifted specifically to a person who prepares, deals in, or repairs furs and pelts, directly mirroring the Portuguese term 'peleteiro'.

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