verdello

See also: Verdello

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian verdello.

Noun

verdello (plural verdelli or verdellos)

1. (horticulture) a light green variety of summer lemon made from Sicily, similar to a lime

Galician

verdello

Alternative forms

• verdelho (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Verde (“green”) +‎ -ello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɾˈðeʎo̝/

Noun

verdello m (plural uncountable)

1. seaweeds that cover the rocks in the low tide
2. minuscule green plants that cover the humid surfaces
3. purple glasswort (Salicornia ramosissima)
4. a variety of grape

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “verdello”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “verdello”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “verdello”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “verdello”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Italian

Etymology

From verde (“green”) +‎ -ello (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /verˈdɛl.lo/

Noun

verdello m (plural verdelli)

1. (horticulture) summer lemon (light green Sicilian variety of lemon)
2. (viticulture) Verdello (Italian wine grape variety)
3. greenfinch

   Synonym: verdone

Further reading

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