gorgoglione
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See also: Gorgoglione
Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Latin gurguliōnem, alternative form of curculiō (“weevil”). In Old Italian there also existed a variant gorgoglio, likely from the Latin nominative gurguliō. Compare also Catalan corcoll, Spanish gorgojo.
Noun
[edit]gorgoglione m (plural gorgoglioni)
- aphid
- Synonyms: afide, pidocchio delle piante
Etymology 2
[edit]From gorgogliare + -one.
Noun
[edit]gorgoglione m (plural gorgoglioni)
- (regional) Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)
Further reading
[edit]- gorgoglione1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- gorgoglione2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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- Italian 4-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/one
- Rhymes:Italian/one/4 syllables
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian terms suffixed with -one
- Regional Italian
- it:Aphids
- it:Coraciiforms