cocciniglia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cochinilla.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kot.t͡ʃiˈniʎ.ʎa/
  • Rhymes: -iʎʎa
  • Hyphenation: coc‧ci‧nì‧glia

Noun

cocciniglia f (plural cocciniglie)

  1. cochineal (dye and insect)

References
  1. cocciniglia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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