bombilio
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Bombylius, from Ancient Greek βομβυλιός (bombuliós, “a buzzing insect; (by extension) a narrow-necked vessel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bomˈbi.ljo/
- Rhymes: -iljo
- Hyphenation: bom‧bì‧lio
Noun
bombilio m (plural bombili)
- (entomology) bee fly
- (archaeology, Ancient Greece) a small vessel used for perfumes and ointments
Further reading
- bombilio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana