curculione

Italian

Etymology

From Latin curculiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kur.kuˈljo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: cur‧cu‧lió‧ne

Noun

curculione m (plural curculioni)

  1. weevil, snout beetle, curculio (of family Curculionidae)

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

curculiōne

  1. ablative singular of curculiō
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