taglia

== English == === Etymology === From Italian taglia (“a cutting, a pulley”), from tagliare (“to cut”). See tailor. === Noun === taglia (plural taglias) (engineering, obsolete) A particular system of fixed and movable pulleys; a tackle with a set of sheaves in a fixed block and another set in a movable block to which the weight is attached. == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtaʎ.ʎa/ Rhymes: -aʎʎa Hyphenation: tà‧glia === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from tagliare (“to cut”) +‎ -a. Compare French taille. ==== Noun ==== taglia f (plural taglie) size (of clothes, etc.) (by extension) size or dimensions (of an animal) (archaic) dresswear a reward for catching a criminal; head money (archaic, derogatory) a heavy tax that lines the pockets of bureaucrats rather than routing that money into public services (archaic) a due (membership fee) for a militia (archaic) a heavy tribute imposed on the defeated country in a war, geopolitical dispute, etc. (archaic) bail for a prisoner of war ===== Derived terms ===== taglieggiare === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== taglia inflection of tagliare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === See also === taglio === Anagrams === Galati, galati == Romansch == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === taglia f (plural taglias) (anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Puter) waist ==== Synonyms ==== (Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) vita (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) veta