Noun: rifugio
| Singular | rifugio |
| Plural | rifugios; rifugi |
Sample Sentences
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And though the standard fare at the mountain osterias known as rifugios largely remains slabs of speck and strong local cheese, there are exceptions — most notably Col Alt, a rifugio above Corvara accessible only by ski lift, where meat dishes take the form of succulent venison or rabbit, and bottles of aged Barolo offer a noble complement to the soaring mountain vistas. [2015 August 13, Robert Draper, “In Italy, Hiking and Haute Cuisine in the Dolomites”, in New York Times:]
Nouns inflected like rifugio
impresario,
carroccio,
conservatorio,
arpeggio,
imbroglio,
pasticcio,
solfeggio,
fascio,
cappuccio,
capriccio,
rifugio,
Etymology
From Italian rifugio. Doublet of refuge and refugium. See: Italian Nouns '
rifugio'.