luparia

See also: Luparia and Lupăria

Italian

Etymology

From lupo (“wolf”). Compare Late Latin [​herba​] lupāria, attested in glosses.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luˈpa.rja/
  • Rhymes: -arja
  • Hyphenation: lu‧pà‧ria

Noun

luparia f (plural luparie)

  1. (uncountable) northern wolf's-bane (Aconitum lycoctonum)
    Synonyms: lupaia, (regional) strozzalupo
    Hypernym: aconito
  2. a northern wolf's-bane plant

Further reading

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