biancospino

Italian

Etymology

Probably a calque of Medieval Latin albus spīnus (attested in the 11th c.), ultimately from Late Latin alba spīna. By surface analysis, bianco +‎ spino.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌbjan.koˈspi.no/[1]
Rhymes: -ino
Hyphenation: bian‧co‧spì‧no

Noun

biancospino m (plural biancospini)

hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata, syn. Crataegus oxycantha)
Synonym: albaspina

References

biancospino in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Further reading

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “alba spina”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 298

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