nubecola

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nūbēcula, diminutive of nūbēs (“cloud”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nuˈbɛ.ko.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkola
  • Hyphenation: nu‧bè‧co‧la

Noun

nubecola f (plural nubecole)

  1. (astronomy) small nebula
  2. cloudy impurity in a liquid
  3. (pathology) whitish opacity of the cornea

Derived terms

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