visciola

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish or Lombardic wīhsila, from Proto-Germanic *wīhsilō, from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱs- (“mistletoe”). Compare German Weichsel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviʃ.ʃo.la/
  • Rhymes: -iʃʃola
  • Hyphenation: vì‧scio‧la

Noun

visciola f (plural visciole)

  1. sour cherry, morello cherry (fruit of Prunus cerasus var. austera)
    Synonym: marasca f

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