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Italian
Etymology
From Latin laurus, with the agglutination of a definite article to the beginning. Doublet of lauro. Compare Sicilian aḍḍauru.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈlɔ.ro/
- Rhymes: -ɔro
- Hyphenation: al‧lò‧ro
Noun
alloro m (plural allori)
- laurel
- bay (in cooking); bay leaf
Derived terms
Further reading
- alloro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana