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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cochinilla.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kot.t͡ʃiˈniʎ.ʎa/
- Rhymes: -iʎʎa
- Hyphenation: coc‧ci‧nì‧glia
Noun
cocciniglia f (plural cocciniglie)
- cochineal (dye and insect)
References
- ^ cocciniglia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana