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Italian
Etymology
From melone + -cello.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.lonˈt͡ʃɛl.lo/
- Rhymes: -ɛllo
- Hyphenation: me‧lon‧cèl‧lo
Noun
meloncello m (plural meloncelli)
- diminutive of melone (“melon, musk melon”)
- (botany, Tuscany) Synonym of salvastrella (“burnet”)
Further reading
- meloncèllo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- meloncèllo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana