fagopiro

See also: fagópiro

Esperanto

Etymology

From translingual Fagopyrum, from Latin fagus (“beech”) and Ancient Greek πυρός (purós, “wheat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [faɡoˈpiro]

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• Rhymes: -iro
• Hyphenation: fa‧go‧pi‧ro

Noun

fagopiro (accusative singular fagopiron, plural fagopiroj, accusative plural fagopirojn)

1. buckwheat

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fagus (“beech”) and Ancient Greek πυρός (purós, “wheat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.ɡoˈpi.ro/
• Rhymes: -iro
• Hyphenation: fa‧go‧pì‧ro

Noun

fagopiro m (plural fagopiri)

1. buckwheat (of genus Fagopyrum)

   Synonym: grano saraceno

Further reading

• fagopiro in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• fagopìro in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• fagopiro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana