crespino

Italian

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *ācrispīnum (literally “sharp-thorned”), calqued from Ancient Greek ὀξυάκανθα (oxuákantha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kreˈspi.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: cre‧spì‧no

Noun

crespino m (plural crespini)

1. common barberry, barberry (Berberis vulgaris)

   Hypernym: berberide

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkre.spi.no/
• Rhymes: -espino
• Hyphenation: cré‧spi‧no

Verb

crespino

1. inflection of crespare:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Anagrams

• increspo, increspò, prosceni, scerpino, spreconi