bergamotto
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Derived from bergamotta, from Ottoman Turkish بك آرمودی (beg armudu, literally “a lord's pear”).[1] The word developed the sense of the citrus cultivar in the late 17th century.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bergamotto m (plural bergamotti)
- (tree, fruit) bergamot, Citrus × bergamia
Adjective edit
bergamotto (feminine bergamotta, masculine plural bergamotti, feminine plural bergamotte)