petroselino

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon). Doublet of prezzemolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.troˈsɛ.li.no/, /pe.tro.seˈli.no/
• Rhymes: -ɛlino, -ino
• Hyphenation: pe‧tro‧sè‧li‧no, pe‧tro‧se‧lì‧no

Noun

petroselino m (plural petroselini)

1. any parsley of the Petroselinum taxonomic genus

   Hyponym: prezzemolo

2. (archaic or regional) Synonym of prezzemolo (“parsley”)

Further reading

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