fronzuto

Italian

Etymology

By surface analysis, fronza (“green leaf of a wheat plant; leafy branch”) +‎ -uto (“-ed, having the object represented by the noun”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fronˈd͡zu.to/
• Rhymes: -uto
• Hyphenation: fron‧zù‧to

Adjective

fronzuto (feminine fronzuta, masculine plural fronzuti, feminine plural fronzute) (literary)

1. leafy

   Synonym: frondoso

2. (transferred sense) arboriferous, well-wooded, woodsy, treey

Related terms

• fronza
• fronzolo

 

References

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