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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin Ornithogalum, itself from Ancient Greek ὀρνῑθόγαλον (ornīthógalon), a compound of ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”) + γάλα (gála, “milk”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /or.ni.toˈɡa.lo/
- Rhymes: -alo
- Hyphenation: or‧ni‧to‧gà‧lo
Noun
ornitogalo m (plural ornitogali)
- star-of-Bethlehem, any of various perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum
- Synonym: latte di gallina
Further reading
- ornitogalo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana