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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin iaspidem, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis); influenced by diaspro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diˈa.spi.de/, /ˈdja.spi.de/
- Rhymes: -aspide
- Hyphenation: di‧à‧spi‧de, dià‧spi‧de
Noun
diaspide m (plural diaspidi)
- (mineralogy, obsolete) Synonym of diaspro
Further reading
- diaspide in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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