crespino
Italian
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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)
- 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
- inflection of crespare:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Anagrams
- increspo, increspò, prosceni, scerpino, spreconi