salvastrella

Italian

Alternative forms

  • salbastrèlla, selbastrèlla, selvastrèlla, serbastrèll, sorbastrèlla (archaic or regional)

Etymology

From Latin silvestris (wild) + -ella.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sal.vasˈtrɛl.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlla
  • Hyphenation: sal‧va‧strèl‧la

Noun

salvastrella f (plural salvastrelle)

  1. burnet (plant)

Further reading

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