nenufaro

Italian

Alternative forms

• nenufero

Etymology

From Medieval Latin nenuphar, from Arabic نِلُوفَر (nilūfar), نِينُوفَر (nīnūfar), from Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, “lotus, water-lily”), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala, “blue lotus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈnu.fa.ro/
• Rhymes: -ufaro
• Hyphenation: ne‧nù‧fa‧ro

Noun

nenufaro m (plural nenufari)

1. nenuphar, white waterlily (Nymphaea alba)

Anagrams

• nanufero