nenufaro

Italian

Alternative forms

nenufero

Etymology

From Medieval Latin nenuphar, from Arabic ⁧نِلُوفَر⁩ (nilūfar), ⁧نِينُوفَر⁩ (nīnūfar), from Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, “lotus, water-lily”), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /neˈnu.fa.ro/
Rhymes: -ufaro
Hyphenation: ne‧nù‧fa‧ro

Noun

nenufaro m (plural nenufari)

nenuphar, white waterlily (Nymphaea alba)

Anagrams

nanufero

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