dragoncello
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom dragone (“dragon”) + -cello (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdragoncello m (plural dragoncelli)
- diminutive of dragone: small dragon
- meanings related to zoology:
- Synonym of filaria di Medina (“Guinea worm”)
- Synonym of dragoncello macchiato (“spotted dragonet”)
- Synonym of dragoncello lira (“common dragonet”)
- tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus)
Further reading
edit- dragoncello in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana