Italian

edit

Etymology

edit

From sangue (blood), sanguigno (bloody).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /san.ɡwiˈnɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: san‧gui‧nèl‧lo

Noun

edit

sanguinello m (plural sanguinelli)

  1. a variety of orange, grown in Sicily, bearing fruit with a blood red pulp
    Hypernym: arancio
  2. (mycology) Synonym of agarico delizioso (saffron milk cap)

Further reading

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