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Italian
Etymology
From Latin būcolicus, from Ancient Greek βουκολικός (boukolikós, “rustic, pastoral; meter used by pastoral poets”), from βουκόλος (boukólos, “cowherd”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈkɔ.li.ko/
- Rhymes: -ɔliko
- Hyphenation: bu‧cò‧li‧co
Adjective
bucolico (feminine bucolica, masculine plural bucolici, feminine plural bucoliche)
- bucolic
- Synonym: rurale
Derived terms
Further reading
- bucolico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
būcolicō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of būcolicus