polmone

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pulmōnem, from Proto-Indo-European *pléwmō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /polˈmo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: pol‧mó‧ne

Noun

polmone m (plural polmoni, diminutive polmoncino)

  1. (anatomy) lung

Further reading

  • polmone in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • polmone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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