biancospino

Italian

Etymology

Probably a calque of Medieval Latin albus spīnus (attested in the 11th c.), ultimately from Late Latin alba spīna. By surface analysis, bianco +‎ spino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbjan.koˈspi.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: bian‧co‧spì‧no

Noun

biancospino m (plural biancospini)

1. hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata, syn. Crataegus oxycantha)

   Synonym: albaspina

Further reading

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “alba spina”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 298