Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin frustulum, influenced by brusco (twig) and bruscolo (speck).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfru.sko.lo/
  • Rhymes: -uskolo
  • Hyphenation: frù‧sco‧lo

Noun edit

fruscolo m (plural fruscoli)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of fuscello
  2. a withered twig on a tree

Further reading edit

  • fruscolo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana