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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin colophōnia, from Ancient Greek κολοφωνία (kolophōnía), from Κολοφών (Kolophṓn, “Colophon”, name of a city).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ko.loˈfɔ.nja/
- Rhymes: -ɔnja
- Hyphenation: co‧lo‧fò‧nia
Noun
colofonia f (plural colofonie)
- rosin, colophony
- Synonym: pecegreca
Further reading
- colofonia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Noun
colofonia f (plural colofonias)
- rosin; colophony
Further reading