cocciniglia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cochinilla.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kot.t͡ʃiˈniʎ.ʎa/
Rhymes: -iʎʎa
Hyphenation: coc‧ci‧nì‧glia

Noun

cocciniglia f (plural cocciniglie)

cochineal (dye and insect)

References

^ cocciniglia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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