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Italian
Etymology
From Latin curculiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kur.kuˈljo.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: cur‧cu‧lió‧ne
Noun
curculione m (plural curculioni)
- weevil, snout beetle, curculio (of family Curculionidae)
Further reading
- curculione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
curculiōne
- ablative singular of curculiō