erborinato

Italian

Etymology

From Lombard erborin (“parsley”, related to erba “grass; herb”) +‎ -ato (“-ate, having the specified thing”), calque of French persillé, after the similarity of parsley with blue mold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /er.bo.riˈna.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: er‧bo‧ri‧nà‧to

Adjective

erborinato (feminine erborinata, masculine plural erborinati, feminine plural erborinate)

1. (of cheese) blue, blue-veined