ferrugine

Italian

Alternative forms

  • ferruggine

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ferrūginem.

Noun

ferrugine m (plural ferrugini)

  1. ferric sulfate (when used as a mordant)
  2. rust

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

ferrūgine

  1. ablative singular of ferrūgō