vongola

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Neapolitan vongola, from Latin conchula, from concha.^[1] Displaced Old Italian gongola.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvon.ɡo.la/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -onɡola
Hyphenation: vón‧go‧la

Noun

vongola f (plural vongole)

clam

Related terms

arsella

References

^ vongola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

valgono, volgano

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