frassino
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin fraxinus, from *bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos, adjective of Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos (“birch”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
frassino m (plural frassini)
- common ash, European ash, ash (tree, Fraxinus excelsior)
- Synonyms: frassino maggiore, frassino comune
- ash (tree of the genus Fraxinus)
- ash (wood of those trees)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- frassino in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- frassino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana