frassino

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fraxinus, from *bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos, adjective of Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos (birch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfras.si.no/
  • Rhymes: -assino
  • Hyphenation: fràs‧si‧no

Noun

frassino m (plural frassini)

  1. common ash, European ash, ash (tree, Fraxinus excelsior)
    Synonyms: frassino maggiore, frassino comune
  2. ash (tree of the genus Fraxinus)
  3. ash (wood of those trees)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • frassino in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • frassino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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