aspergine

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin asperginem, accusative of aspergō (“besprinkling”, noun).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /asˈpɛr.d͡ʒi.ne/, [äs̪ˈpɛr̺d͡ʒin̺e]
  • Stress: aspèrgine
  • Hyphenation: a‧sper‧gi‧ne

Noun

aspergine f (plural aspergini)

  1. (literary) sprinkling, besprinkling
    Synonyms: aspersione, spruzzatura

Latin

Noun

aspergine f

  1. ablative singular of aspergō
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