garofano

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Italian

Alternative forms

garofolo (regional)

Etymology

From Latin caryophyllum, caryophyllon, borrowed from Ancient Greek καρυόφυλλον (karuóphullon).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaˈrɔ.fa.no/
Rhymes: -ɔfano
Hyphenation: ga‧rò‧fa‧no

Noun

garofano m (plural garofani)

pink (Dianthus)
carnation, clove pink (Dianthus caryophyllus)

Derived terms

(Dianthus barbatus): garofano a mazzetti (“sweet william”)
chiodo di garofano (“clove”)

Further reading

garofano in Collins Italian-English Dictionary

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