bergamotto

Italian

Etymology

Derived from bergamotta, from Ottoman Turkish بك آرمودی (beg armudu, literally “a lord's pear”). The word developed the sense of the citrus cultivar in the late 17th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ber.ɡaˈmɔt.to/
• Rhymes: -ɔtto
• Hyphenation: ber‧ga‧mòt‧to

Noun

bergamotto m (plural bergamotti)

1. (tree, fruit) bergamot, Citrus × bergamia

Adjective

bergamotto (feminine bergamotta, masculine plural bergamotti, feminine plural bergamotte)

1. of the bergamot (pear or citrus)

   pero bergamotto ― bergamot pear tree

See also

• bergamotta