Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin bulbus (bulb) + Ancient Greek κάστανον (kástanon, chestnut).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bul.boˈka.sta.no/
  • Rhymes: -astano
  • Hyphenation: bul‧bo‧cà‧sta‧no

Noun edit

bulbocastano m (plural bulbocastani)

  1. great pignut, earthnut (Bunium bulbocastanum)

See also edit

Further reading edit

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