involucro

See also: involucró and invólucro

Catalan

Verb

involucro

1. first-person singular present indicative of involucrar

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin involūcrum (“envelope”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈvɔ.lu.kro/
• Rhymes: -ɔlukro
• Hyphenation: in‧vò‧lu‧cro

Noun

involucro m (plural involucri)

1. covering, wrapping, wrapper, packaging, sheath, shell, envelope, case

   Synonyms: busta, guscio, fodera, imballaggio, copertura, rivestimento

2. (botany) involucre

Latin

Noun

involūcrō

1. dative/ablative singular of involūcrum

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imboˈlukɾo/ [ĩm.boˈlu.kɾo]
• Rhymes: -ukɾo
• Syllabification: in‧vo‧lu‧cro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin involūcrum (“envelope”).

Noun

involucro m (plural involucros)

1. (botany) involucre

Etymology 2

Verb

involucro

1. first-person singular present indicative of involucrar

Further reading

• “involucro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10