bombilio
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from translingual Bombylius, from Ancient Greek βομβυλιός (bombuliós, “a buzzing insect; (by extension) a narrow-necked vessel”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bombilio m (plural bombili)
- (entomology) bee fly
- (archaeology, Ancient Greece) a small vessel used for perfumes and ointments
Further reading[edit]
- bombilio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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- Italian terms borrowed from Translingual
- Italian terms derived from Translingual
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/iljo
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- it:Entomology
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- it:Asilomorph flies