crespino

Italian

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *ācrispīnum (literally “sharp-thorned”), calqued from Ancient Greek ὀξυάκανθα (oxuákantha).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kreˈspi.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: cre‧spì‧no

Noun

crespino m (plural crespini)

  1. common barberry, barberry (Berberis vulgaris)
    Hypernym: berberide

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkre.spi.no/
  • Rhymes: -espino
  • Hyphenation: cré‧spi‧no

Verb

crespino

  1. inflection of crespare:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

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