🇮🇹 Italian

boccioli

masculine

i boccioli

buds

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boccioli
/i ˈbottʃoli/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say boccioli in Italian?

IPA
/i ˈbottʃoli/

How do you pronounce boccioli in Italian?

boccioli is pronounced /i ˈbottʃoli/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il bocciolo rosso della rosa si aprirà domani.

The red bud of the rose will open tomorrow.

Questo piccolo bocciolo è ancora troppo giovane per sbocciare.

This small bud is still too young to bloom.

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Why is it masculine?

Boccioli is masculine because it derives from the Latin "botulus" (meaning a small sausage), which is a masculine noun. Italian preserved this grammatical gender through regular sound changes, where Latin masculine -us endings typically became masculine -o in Italian. The word's meaning evolved to include "flower bud" due to the similar round, bulbous shape.

What is the Italian word for buds?

The Italian word for buds is i boccioli — masculine.

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