fagiolo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin phaseolus, probably from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos) or from Ancient Greek φασούλια (phasoúlia), φασολιά (fasoliá) or related to either. Unrelated to fava.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈd͡ʒɔ.lo/
    • Hyphenation: fa‧giò‧lo
  • (Tuscan gorgia) IPA(key): /faˈʒɔ.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlo

Noun

fagiolo m (plural fagioli, diminutive fagiolétto or fagiolìno, augmentative fagiolóne, pejorative fagiolàccio)

  1. bean

Descendants

  • → Serbo-Croatian: fažola
  • → Slavomolisano: fažo
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