midollo

Italian

Etymology

From midolla, from Latin medulla, or through a Vulgar Latin form *medullum. Compare Spanish meollo, Portuguese miolo, Catalan moll, Sicilian miduḍḍa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈdol.lo/
• Rhymes: -ollo
• Hyphenation: mi‧dól‧lo

Noun

midollo m (plural (collective or figurative meanings) midolla f or (literal meaning) midolli m)

1. (anatomy) marrow
2. (figurative, in the plural) bones

   Il freddo mi entra nelle midolla. ― The cold gets into my bones.

3. (botany) pith (whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruit)

   Synonym: albedo

Usage notes

• The feminine plural midolla is most commonly used.

Derived terms

• midollo osseo (“bone marrow”)
• midollo spinale (“spinal cord”)
• midolloso