idrovoro

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Italian

Etymology

From idro- +‎ -voro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈdrɔ.vo.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvoro
  • Hyphenation: i‧drò‧vo‧ro

Adjective

idrovoro (feminine idrovora, masculine plural idrovori, feminine plural idrovore)

  1. describing a pump capable of moving large quantities of water
  2. describing soil that is capable of absorbing lots of water

Further reading

  • idrovoro in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • idrovoro in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • idrovoro in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • idròvoro in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • idròvoro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana