cetriolo

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *citriŏlum. Doublet of citrullo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃe.triˈɔ.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɔlo
• Hyphenation: ce‧tri‧ò‧lo

Noun

cetriolo m (plural cetrioli)

1. cucumber

   cetriolo sottaceto ― pickled gherkin, pickle

2. (figurative) fool

Derived terms

• cetriolino

Descendants

• → English: jadrool

Further reading

• cetriolo on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• colorite, orticole, reticolo, reticolò