salvastrella

Italian

Alternative forms

• salbastrèlla, selbastrèlla, selvastrèlla, serbastrèll, sorbastrèlla (archaic or regional)

Etymology

From Latin silvestris (“wild”) + -ella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sal.vaˈstrɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: sal‧va‧strèl‧la

Noun

salvastrella f (plural salvastrelle)

1. burnet (plant)

Related terms

• silvestre

Further reading

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