meloncello

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From melone +‎ -cello.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /me.lonˈt͡ʃɛl.lo/
Rhymes: -ɛllo
Hyphenation: me‧lon‧cèl‧lo

Noun edit

meloncello m (plural meloncelli)

Diminutive of melone (“melon, musk melon”)
(botany, Tuscany) Synonym of salvastrella (“burnet”)

Further reading edit

meloncèllo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
meloncèllo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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