cetriolo

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *citriŏlum.[1] Doublet of citrullo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃe.triˈɔ.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlo
  • Hyphenation: ce‧tri‧ò‧lo

Noun

cetriolo m (plural cetrioli)

  1. cucumber
    cetriolo sottaceto ― pickled gherkin, pickle
  2. (figurative) fool

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: jadrool

References

  1. ^ cetriolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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