malvaccione

Italian

Etymology

malva (“mallow”) +‎ -accio (pejorative suffix) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mal.vatˈt͡ʃo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: mal‧vac‧ció‧ne

Noun

malvaccione m (plural malvaccioni)

  1. synonym of altea (Althaea officinalis)

Further reading

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