arboscello

Italian

Alternative forms

  • arbuscello (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *arbuscellum, a diminutive ultimately based on Latin arbor (tree).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ar.boʃˈʃɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: ar‧bo‧scèl‧lo

Noun

arboscello m (plural arboscelli)

  1. sapling

References

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