ornitogalo

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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)

  1. 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