basilico

See also: basílico and basilicò

Italian

Foglie di una pianta di basilico — Leaves of a basil plant

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin basilicum, from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikón), nominalized neuter form of the adjective βασιλικός (basilikós, “royal, kingly”), derived from βασιλεύς (basileús, “master; king”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈzi.li.ko/, [bäˈz̪iːl̺iko]
  • Stress: basìlico
  • Hyphenation: ba‧si‧li‧co

Noun

basilico m (plural basilichi)

  1. (botany) basil (Ocimum basilicum)
  2. basil (herb)

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Latin

Noun

basilicō

  1. dative singular of basilicum
  2. ablative singular of basilicum
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