vongola

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Neapolitan vongola, from Latin conchula, from concha.[1] Displaced Old Italian gongola.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvon.ɡo.la/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -onɡola
  • Hyphenation: vón‧go‧la

Noun

vongola f (plural vongole)

  1. clam

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ vongola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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