calabrone

Italian
Un calabrone – A hornet

Etymology

Possibly from a Vulgar Latin form *carabriōnem, from Latin crābrōnem, accusative form of crābrō, from Proto-Italic *krāzrō, from a Proto-Indo-European form *krH-s-r-o, from the root *ḱerh₂- (“head”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kalaˈbrone/, [kä.l̺äˈbr̺o̞ː.n̺e]
  • Hyphenation: ca‧la‧bro‧ne

Noun

calabrone m (plural calabroni)

  1. (insects) hornet

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