caccia

[ kah-chuh; Italian kaht-chah ]

/ ˈkɑ tʃə; Italian ˈkɑt tʃɑ /

Save This Word!

noun, plural cac·ce

[kah-chey; Italian kaht-che], /ˈkɑ tʃeɪ; Italian ˈkɑt tʃɛ/, cac·cias.

a 14th-century Italian vocal form for two voices in canon plus an independent tenor, with a text describing the hunt or the cries and noises of village life.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of caccia

<Italian: literally, a hunt; see catch, chase¹

Words nearby caccia

ca-ca, ca'canny, cacao, cacao bean, cacao butter, caccia, cacciatore, Caccini, Cáceres, cachaca, cachalot

How to use caccia in a sentence

Artists like Orsola Maddalena Caccia will be unfamiliar to most, and yet she has six works in the exhibition.
The Virgin Mary Lookbook|William O’Connor|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was here that he wrote his Ambra and his Caccia col Falcone; in both of these poems the beautiful scenery round plays its part.
The Story of Florence|Edmund G. Gardner
An English horn (oboe da caccia), eighteenth century; probably made in England.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)|Carl Engel
It so happened that Lorenzo de' Medici, that monster of genius, had not long printed his Caccia col falcone.
Little Novels of Italy|Maurice Henry Hewlett

Que' non vedendo ne huomo, ne bestia, che il cacciasse, dissero: "Mostraci chi ti caccia: et menaci cola one ella ."
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
It would be interesting to see the 1565 and 1576 editions of Caccia, and note the changes and additions that can be found in them.
Ex Voto|Samuel Bulter