traffico

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtraf.fi.ko/ Rhymes: -affiko Hyphenation: tràf‧fi‧co === Etymology 1 === Potentially from Vulgar Latin *trānsfrīcō (“to rub across”), from trans- + frico; Klein instead suggests the Italian has ultimate origin in Arabic تَفْرِيق (tafrīq, “distribution, dispersion”), reshaped to match the native prefix tra- (“trans-”). Cognate with Piedmontese tràfich/tràfic and Sicilian tràficu. ==== Noun ==== traffico m (plural traffici) traffic trade activity, rush ===== Related terms ===== trafficare trafficante trafficatorio ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== traffico first-person singular present indicative of trafficare === Further reading === traffico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana