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bocciolo

bud

noun boh-CHOH-loh Rare
Animals & Nature Plants

Origin: Of uncertain origin; possibly from Lombardic or an expressive formation related to bocca (mouth).

Also means

flower bud

Usage Note

Bocciolo refers to a flower bud before it opens — un bocciolo di rosa (a rosebud) is the classic example. Do not confuse with bocciare (to fail/reject) or boccolo (a curl of hair), which are different words. The plural i boccioli is regular.

Examples

"I boccioli di rosa stanno per aprirsi."

Natural Translation

The rosebuds are about to open.

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