serrasalmo

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Serrasalmus, derived from Latin serra (“saw”) + salmō (“salmon”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ser.raˈsal.mo/
  • Rhymes: -almo
  • Hyphenation: ser‧ra‧sàl‧mo

Noun

serrasalmo m (plural serrasalmi)

  1. any of the genus Serrasalmus of piranhas

Further reading

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