mirtillo

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Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Medieval Latin myrtillus, diminutive of Latin myrtus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mirˈtil.lo/
  • Rhymes: -illo
  • Hyphenation: mir‧tìl‧lo
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

mirtillo m (plural mirtilli)

  1. bilberry, whortleberry, blueberry, bearberry, cranberry, lingonberry, cowberry, huckleberry; a plant of the genus Vaccinium
  2. a fruit of a plant of the genus Vaccinium

Further reading[edit]

  • mirtillo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • mirtillo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana