kariofilo

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Etymology

From New Latin caryophyllus, from Ancient Greek καρυόφυλλον (karuóphullon), from κάρυον (káruon, “nut”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”); the definition is a phono-semantic adaptation from a Semitic language (compare Arabic قَرَنْفُل (qaranful)). Cognates include Italian garofano, French girofle, Greek γαρύφαλλο (garýfallo), Romanian calomfir (“costmary”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Rhymes: -ilo
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ri‧o‧fi‧lo

Noun

kariofilo (accusative singular kariofilon, plural kariofiloj, accusative plural kariofilojn)

  1. clove (pungent, aromatic spice)
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