nenufaro

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin nenuphar, from Arabic نِلُوفَر (nilūfar), نِينُوفَر (nīnūfar), from Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, “lotus, water-lily”), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala, “blue lotus”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neˈnu.fa.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ufaro
  • Hyphenation: ne‧nù‧fa‧ro

Noun

nenufaro m (plural nenufari)

  1. nenuphar, white waterlily (Nymphaea alba)

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