ornitogalo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin Ornithogalum, itself from Ancient Greek ὀρνῑθόγαλον (ornīthógalon), a compound of ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”) + γάλα (gála, “milk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /or.ni.toˈɡa.lo/
• Rhymes: -alo
• Hyphenation: or‧ni‧to‧gà‧lo

Noun

ornitogalo m (plural ornitogali)

1. star-of-Bethlehem, any of various perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum

   Synonym: latte di gallina

Further reading

• ornitogalo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana