luparia
Italian
Etymology
From lupo (“wolf”). Compare Late Latin [herba] lupāria, attested in glosses.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luˈpa.rja/
- Rhymes: -arja
- Hyphenation: lu‧pà‧ria
Noun
luparia f (plural luparie)
- (uncountable) northern wolf's-bane (Aconitum lycoctonum)
- Synonyms: lupaia, (regional) strozzalupo
- Hypernym: aconito
- a northern wolf's-bane plant
Further reading
- luparia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana