alloro
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin laurus, with the agglutination of a definite article to the beginning. Doublet of lauro. Compare Sicilian aḍḍauru.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]alloro m (plural allori)
Derived terms
[edit]- riposare sugli allori, adagiarsi sugli allori, dormire sugli allori, sedersi sugli allori (“to rest on one's laurels”)
Further reading
[edit]- alloro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana