erborinato

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Lombard erborin (parsley, related to erba “grass; herb”) +‎ -ato (-ate, having the specified thing), calque of French persillé, after the similarity of parsley with blue mold.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /er.bo.riˈna.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: er‧bo‧ri‧nà‧to

Adjective

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erborinato (feminine erborinata, masculine plural erborinati, feminine plural erborinate)

  1. (of cheese) blue, blue-veined