aspergilum

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aspergillum, from aspergō (“sprinkle”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /aspərˈɡilum/ [as.pərˈɡi.lʊm]
  • Rhymes: -ilum
  • Syllabification: as‧per‧gi‧lum

Noun

aspergilum (plural aspergilum-aspergilum)

  1. (Catholicism) aspergillum, the holy-water sprinkle: an implement, in the form of a brush or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water
    Synonym: hisop

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