acanzio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκάνθιον (akánthion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkan.t͡sjo/
• Rhymes: -antsjo
• Hyphenation: a‧càn‧zio

Noun

acanzio m (plural acanzi)

1. cotton thistle (Onopordum acanthium)

   Synonym: cardo asinino

Further reading

• Onopordum acanthium on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• acanzio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana