crisobalano

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from translingual Chrysobalanus, from Ancient Greek χρυσοβάλανος (khrusobálanos, nutmeg), derived from χρυσός (khrusós, gold) +‎ βάλανος (bálanos, acorn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kri.zoˈba.la.no/
  • Rhymes: -alano
  • Hyphenation: cri‧so‧bà‧la‧no

Noun

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crisobalano m (plural crisobalani)

  1. any plant of the genus Chrysobalanus

Further reading

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