fagopiro

See also: fagópiro

Esperanto

Etymology

From translingual Fagopyrum, from Latin fagus (beech) and Ancient Greek πυρός (purós, wheat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faɡoˈpiro/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iro
  • Hyphenation: fa‧go‧pi‧ro

Noun

fagopiro (accusative singular fagopiron, plural fagopiroj, accusative plural fagopirojn)

  1. buckwheat

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fagus (beech) and Ancient Greek πυρός (purós, wheat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.ɡoˈpi.ro/
  • Rhymes: -iro
  • Hyphenation: fa‧go‧pì‧ro

Noun

fagopiro m (plural fagopiri)

  1. buckwheat (of genus Fagopyrum)
    Synonym: grano saraceno

Further reading

  • fagopiro in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • fagopìro in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • fagopiro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana