florilegio

Italian

Etymology

From Renaissance Latin flōrilēgium, calque of Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (anthología, “flower-gathering”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flo.riˈlɛ.d͡ʒo/, [fl̺or̺iˈl̺ɛːd͡ʒo]
  • Rhymes: -ɛdʒo
  • Stress: florilègio
  • Hyphenation: flo‧ri‧le‧gio

Noun

florilegio m (plural florilegi)

  1. (dated) anthology, florilegium
  2. (dated, by extension) An assortment of things.
  3. (dated, by extension, ironic) anthology; gathering, group (of things or people with a negative connotation)
    Un florilegio di insulti ― An anthology of insults

Synonyms

Latin

Noun

flōrilēgiō

  1. dative singular of flōrilēgium
  2. ablative singular of flōrilēgium

Spanish

Noun

florilegio m (plural florilegios)

  1. anthology
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