Words with Root “macchia” in Italian

The word 'macchietteresti' is a verb syllabified into five syllables: mac-chie-tte-re-sti. It's derived from the root 'macchia' (stain) with an augmentative/frequentative suffix '-etter-' and the conditional ending '-esti'. Stress falls on the third syllable ('tte'). Syllabification follows standard Italian CV rules, with the geminate consonant 'cc' belonging to the following syllable.