fragola

Italian

Alternative forms

• fravola

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂ǵ- (“berry”)der.?

Proto-Indo-European *sróh₂gs (“grape”)der.?

Proto-Italic *frāgom

Vulgar Latin frāgum

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Vulgar Latin -ula

Vulgar Latin *frāgula

Italian fragola

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *frāgula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfra.ɡo.la/

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• Rhymes: -aɡola
• Hyphenation: frà‧go‧la

Noun

fragola f (plural fragole, diminutive fragolétta or fragolìna, augmentative fragolóna or fragolóne m)

1. strawberry (fruit)

Noun

fragola m (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) strawberry (color/colour)

Derived terms

• fragolaccia
• fragolaia
• fragolaio
• fragoleto
• fragolicoltura
• fragolina
• fragolino

Descendants

• → Arabic: فَرَاوْلَة (farāwla)
• → Byzantine Greek: φράγουλα (phrágoula)
  • Greek: φράουλα (fráoula)
• → Sardinian: fràgula

Adjective

fragola or color fragola (invariable)

1. strawberry (color/colour)

References

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

Anagrams

• golfara