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Italian
Etymology
From Latin carpinus, probably from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”).
Pronunciation
Noun
carpine m (plural carpini)
- common hornbeam, European hornbeam (tree, Carpinus betulus)
- Synonym: carpino bianco
- hornbeam (tree, genus Carpinus)
Derived terms
Further reading
- carpine in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
carpine
- vocative singular of carpinus