bombilio

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from translingual Bombylius, from Ancient Greek βομβυλιός (bombuliós, a buzzing insect; (by extension) a narrow-necked vessel).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bomˈbi.ljo/
  • Rhymes: -iljo
  • Hyphenation: bom‧bì‧lio

Noun

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bombilio m (plural bombili)

  1. (entomology) bee fly
  2. (archaeology, Ancient Greece) a small vessel used for perfumes and ointments

Further reading

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  • bombilio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana