albiolo

Italian

Etymology

From albio +‎ -olo (diminutive suffix), or from Latin alveolus through a Vulgar Latin *albiolus. Doublet of alveolo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /alˈbjɔ.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlo
  • Hyphenation: al‧biò‧lo

Noun

albiolo m (plural albioli)

  1. Diminutive of albio
  2. a small container of water for caged birds

Further reading
  • albiolo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • albiolo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • albiòlo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • albiòlo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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