visciola

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish or Lombardic wīhsila, from Proto-Germanic *wīhsilō, from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱs- (“mistletoe”). Compare German Weichsel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviʃ.ʃo.la/
• Rhymes: -iʃʃola
• Hyphenation: vì‧scio‧la

Noun

visciola f (plural visciole)

1. sour cherry, morello cherry (fruit of Prunus cerasus var. austera)

   Synonym: marasca f

Coordinate terms

• agriotta
• amarena

 

Derived terms

• visciolata
• visciolato
• visciolo

 

Anagrams

• asciolvi, lisciavo, scivolai, svicolai