gelsomino

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Middle Persian yʾsmn'
    Classical Persian یَاسَمِین (yāsamīn)bor.
    Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn)bor.
    Italian gelsoinflu.
    Italian gelsomino

    Borrowed from Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn), influenced by gelso (“mulberry tree”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /d͡ʒel.soˈmi.no/
    • Rhymes: -ino
    • Hyphenation: gel‧so‧mì‧no

    Noun

    gelsomino m (plural gelsomini)

    1. jasmine, jessamine (plants and the perfume obtained from them)

    Derived terms

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