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bronzo
bronzo
See also: bronzò
Italian
Etymology
Either from Byzantine Greek βροντησίον (brontēsíon) (11th cent.), presumably from Βρεντήσιον (Brentḗsion, “Brindisi”), known for the manufacture of bronze,[1] or ultimately from Persian برنج (birinj, biranj, “brass”) ~ پرنگ (piring) ‘copper’.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbron.d͡zo/, [ˈbr̺on̪.d̪͡z̪o]
- Hyphenation: brón‧zo
Noun
bronzo m (plural bronzi)
- bronze (metal or object)
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Verb
bronzo
- first-person singular present indicative of bronzare