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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπουλίς (epoulís, “growth on the gums”), derived from ἐπί (epí, “above”) + οὖλον (oûlon, “gum”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈpu.li.de/
- Rhymes: -ulide
- Hyphenation: e‧pù‧li‧de
Noun
epulide f (plural epulidi)
- (medicine) epulis (hard tumour developed from the gums)
See also
Further reading
- epulide in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana