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Italian
Etymology
From fumo + -voro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fuˈmi.vo.ro/
- Rhymes: -ivoro
- Hyphenation: fu‧mì‧vo‧ro
Adjective
fumivoro (feminine fumivora, masculine plural fumivori, feminine plural fumivore)
- smoke-consuming; fumivorous
Usage notes
- Used especially to describe a device in steam locomotives that burns the soot particles in the smoke
Noun
fumivoro m (plural fumivori)
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Further reading
- fumivoro in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- fumivoro in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- fumìvoro in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- fumìvoro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana