midollo

Italian

Etymology

From midolla, from Latin medulla, or through a Vulgar Latin form *medullum. Compare Spanish meollo, Portuguese miolo, Catalan moll, Sicilian miduḍḍa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈdol.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ollo
  • Hyphenation: mi‧dól‧lo

Noun

midollo m (plural (collective or figurative meanings) midolla f or (literal meaning) midolli m)

  1. (anatomy) marrow
  2. (figurative, in the plural) bones
    Il freddo mi entra nelle midolla. ― The cold gets into my bones.
  3. (botany) pith (whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruit)
    Synonym: albedo

Usage notes

  • The feminine plural midolla is most commonly used.

Derived terms

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