bergamotto

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Italian

Etymology

Derived from bergamotta, from Ottoman Turkish بك آرمودی (beg armudu, literally “a lord's pear”).[1] The word developed the sense of the citrus cultivar in the late 17th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ber.ɡaˈmɔt.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɔtto
  • Hyphenation: ber‧ga‧mòt‧to

Noun

bergamotto m (plural bergamotti)

  1. (tree, fruit) bergamot, Citrus × bergamia

Adjective

bergamotto (feminine bergamotta, masculine plural bergamotti, feminine plural bergamotte)

  1. of the bergamot (pear or citrus)
    pero bergamotto ― bergamot pear tree

See also

References

  1. ^ “Ricerca - bergamotta”, in Garzanti Linguistica‎ (in Italian), 2024 February 14 (last accessed)
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