bombilio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Bombylius, from Ancient Greek βομβυλιός (bombuliós, “a buzzing insect; (by extension) a narrow-necked vessel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bomˈbi.ljo/
• Rhymes: -iljo
• Hyphenation: bom‧bì‧lio

Noun

bombilio m (plural bombili)

1. (entomology) bee fly
2. (archaeology, Ancient Greece) a small vessel used for perfumes and ointments

Further reading

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