calcatreppola

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.[1] Likely related to English caltrop, a similar plant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kal.kaˈtrep.po.la/[1]
  • Rhymes: -eppola
  • Hyphenation: cal‧ca‧trép‧po‧la

Noun

calcatreppola f (plural calcatreppole)

  1. any of various thorny plants:
    1. red starthistle (Centaurea calcitrapa)
    2. yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis)
      Synonym: spino giallo
    3. field eryngo (Eryngium campestre)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 calcatreppola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Further reading

  • calcatreppola in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
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