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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin pulverem, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (dust; flour). Doublet of polve, from the Latin nominative pulvis. Akin to Sicilian pùrbiri.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpol.ve.re/
  • Rhymes: -olvere
  • Hyphenation: pól‧ve‧re
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Noun

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polvere f (plural polveri)

  1. dust, powder

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