agrifoglio
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Italian
Etymology
From earlier *acrifoglio, from Latin acrifolium, from acer (“bitter, sharp”) + folium (“leaf”). Compare Catalan grèvol, Occitan grefuèlh, agrèvol, Franco-Provençal agriblon. Cf. also aquifolium, whence Spanish acebo, Portuguese azevinho.
Noun
agrifoglio m (plural agrifogli)
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Further reading
- agrifoglio in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- agrifoglio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana