agrifoglio
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom earlier *acrifoglio, from Latin acrifolium, from acer (“bitter, sharp”) + folium (“leaf”). Compare Catalan grèvol, Occitan grefuèlh, agrèvol, Franco-Provençal agriblon. Cf. also aquifolium, whence Spanish acebo, Portuguese azevinho.
Noun
editagrifoglio m (plural agrifogli)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- agrifoglio in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- agrifoglio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana