millefoglie

Italian

Etymology

From mille (“a thousand”) +‎ foglie (“leaves, layers”), modeled on French mille-feuille.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmil.leˈfɔʎ.ʎe/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔʎʎe
  • Hyphenation: mil‧le‧fò‧glie

Noun

millefoglie m or (less common) f (invariable)

  1. mille-feuille, vanilla slice or cream slice
  2. yarrow, milfoil

References

  1. ^ millefoglie in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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