fumivoro

Italian

Etymology

From fumo +‎ -voro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuˈmi.vo.ro/
• Rhymes: -ivoro
• Hyphenation: fu‧mì‧vo‧ro

Adjective

fumivoro (feminine fumivora, masculine plural fumivori, feminine plural fumivore)

1. smoke-consuming; fumivorous

Usage notes

• Used especially to describe a device in steam locomotives that burns the soot particles in the smoke

Noun

fumivoro m (plural fumivori)

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Further reading

• fumivoro in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• fumivoro in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• fumìvoro in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• fumìvoro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana