alloro

Italian

Etymology

From Latin laurus, with the agglutination of a definite article to the beginning. Doublet of lauro. Compare Sicilian aḍḍauru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈlɔ.ro/
• Rhymes: -ɔro
• Hyphenation: al‧lò‧ro

• Audio:

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Noun

alloro m (plural allori)

1. laurel
2. bay (in cooking); bay leaf

Derived terms

• riposare sugli allori, adagiarsi sugli allori, dormire sugli allori, sedersi sugli allori (“to rest on one's laurels”)

Further reading

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