ombelico

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Italian

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Etymology

From Latin umbilīcus. Doublet of umbilico. Compare Sicilian viḍḍicu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /om.beˈli.ko/[1]
  • Rhymes: -iko
  • Hyphenation: om‧be‧lì‧co

Noun

ombelico m (plural ombelichi)

  1. (anatomy) navel, umbilicus
  2. (botany) hilum

References

  1. ^ ombelico in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

  • ombelico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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