portogallo

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan [taronja de] Portugal, possibly via Neapolitan portogallo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /por.toˈɡal.lo/
  • Rhymes: -allo
  • Hyphenation: por‧to‧gàl‧lo

Noun

portogallo m (plural portogalli) (dialectal, central-southern Italy, thence also literary)

  1. sweet orange (fruit)
    Synonym: arancia
    • 1773, Vincenzo Corrado, Il cuoco galante, Naples: Stamperia Raimondana, page 186:
      Pesto il Cedro candito con portogallo candito e majorana, si scioglie con aceto, nel quale si farà bollire condito di spezie
      I crush the candied citron with the candied orange and marjoram, it is dissolved with vinegar, in which it will be boiled seasoned with spices

Descendants

  • → Greek: πορτοκάλι (portokáli) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: پورتقال (portokal) (see there for further descendants)

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