fumivoro

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Italian

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Etymology

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From fumo +‎ -voro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fuˈmi.vo.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ivoro
  • Hyphenation: fu‧mì‧vo‧ro

Adjective

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fumivoro (feminine fumivora, masculine plural fumivori, feminine plural fumivore)

  1. smoke-consuming; fumivorous

Usage notes

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  • Used especially to describe a device in steam locomotives that burns the soot particles in the smoke

Noun

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fumivoro m (plural fumivori)

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Further reading

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  • fumivoro in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • fumivoro in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • fumìvoro in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • fumìvoro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana