lucertola

Italian

Etymology

From Latin lacertula, diminutive of lacerta (“lizard”). Doublet of alligatore. Compare Galician, Spanish and Portuguese lagarto (“lizard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luˈt͡ʃɛr.to.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛrtola
• Hyphenation: lu‧cèr‧to‧la

Noun

lucertola f (plural lucertole)

1. lizard

Related terms

• lacerto

Further reading

• lucertola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• Lacertilia on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• colturale