petroselino

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon). Doublet of prezzemolo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pe.troˈsɛ.li.no/, /pe.tro.seˈli.no/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlino, -ino
  • Hyphenation: pe‧tro‧sè‧li‧no, pe‧tro‧se‧lì‧no

Noun

petroselino m (plural petroselini)

  1. any parsley of the Petroselinum taxonomic genus
    Hyponym: prezzemolo
  2. (archaic or regional) Synonym of prezzemolo (“parsley”)

Further reading
  • petroselino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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