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Italian
Etymology
From Latin bulbus (“bulb”) + Ancient Greek κάστανον (kástanon, “chestnut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bul.boˈka.sta.no/
- Rhymes: -astano
- Hyphenation: bul‧bo‧cà‧sta‧no
Noun
bulbocastano m (plural bulbocastani)
- great pignut, earthnut (Bunium bulbocastanum)
See also
Further reading
- bulbocastano in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana