mongolfiera
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom French montgolfière, from the name of the Montgolfier brothers, inventors of the hot-air balloon.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmongolfiera f (plural mongolfiere)
- hot-air balloon, balloon
- 2001, Italo Calvino, Il barone rampante, Mondadori, page 297:
- Certi aeronauti inglesi facevano esperienze di volo in mongolfiera sulla costa.
- Some English aeronauts were undertaking hot-air balloon flight experiments on the coast.