ligustro

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ligustrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈɡu.stro/
• Rhymes: -ustro
• Hyphenation: li‧gù‧stro

Noun

ligustro m (plural ligustri)

1. privet

   Synonyms: olivella, ischio, olivetta

Further reading

• ligustro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /liˈɡus.troː/, [lʲɪˈɡʊs̠t̪roː]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /liˈɡus.tro/, [liˈɡust̪ro]

Noun

ligustrō

1. dative/ablative singular of ligustrum

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈɡustɾo/ [liˈɣ̞us.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -ustɾo
• Syllabification: li‧gus‧tro

Noun

ligustro m (plural ligustros)

1. (botany) privet

   Synonyms: alheña, aligustre

Further reading

• “ligustro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16