echinocacto

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Italian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from translingual Echinocactus, derived from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, hedgehog) + translingual Cactus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /e.ki.noˈkak.to/
  • Rhymes: -akto
  • Hyphenation: e‧chi‧no‧càc‧to

Noun[edit]

echinocacto m (plural echinocacti)

  1. any cactus of the Echinocactus taxonomic genus

Further reading[edit]

  • echinocacto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana