fuscello
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *fūsticellus, diminutive of Classical Latin fūstis (“stick, staff, club”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fuʃˈʃɛl.lo/
- Rhymes: -ɛllo
- Hyphenation: fu‧scèl‧lo
Noun
fuscello m (plural fuscelli)
- twig
- Synonym: (obsolete) fruscolo
Derived terms
- fuscelletto
- fuscellino
Further reading
- fuscello in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana