aggere

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈad.d͡ʒe.re/
• Rhymes: -addʒere
• Hyphenation: àg‧ge‧re

Noun

aggere m (plural aggeri)

1. (obsolete) rampart, bulwark

   Synonyms: argine, terrapieno

2. (historical) a sort of trench dug next to the walls during a siege

Related terms

• argine

Further reading

• “aggere”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026
• aggere in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

• eregga

Latin

Noun

aggere m

1. ablative singular of agger (“rampart, bulwark”)