quercia

== Italian == === Alternative forms === querce (Tuscany) cerqua (methasized) === Etymology === From Latin quercea, nominalized feminine form of the adjective querceus (“oaken, of oak”), derived from quercus (“oak”). Compare Neapolitan and Sicilian cerza. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwɛr.t͡ʃa/ Rhymes: -ɛrtʃa Hyphenation: quèr‧cia === Noun === quercia f (plural querce) oak (tree of the genus Quercus) (uncountable) the wood of such a tree (figurative) a strong or resilient person ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === quercia on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it