caprifico

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caprifīcus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.priˈfi.ko/
  • Rhymes: -iko
  • Hyphenation: ca‧pri‧fì‧co

Noun

caprifico m (plural caprifichi)

  1. wild fig (Ficus carica)

Further reading

  • caprifico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

From caprifīcus +‎ .

Verb

caprifīcō (present infinitive caprifīcāre, perfect active caprifīcāvī, supine caprifīcātum); first conjugation

  1. to ripen figs by the stinging of the gall-insect

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Spanish: cabrahigar

References

  • caprifico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.