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cipollino

/ˌtʃɪpəˈliːnəʊ/

cipollino is the alternative form of cipolin.

Meaning of cipolin

Noun

cipolin (countable and uncountable, plural cipolins)

  1. A white-green wavy-banded form of marble, used in buildings in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. It consists of coloured veins of epidote and chlorite.
    Synonyms:
    chipolin, cipollino

Forms of cipollino

pluralcipollinos
pluralcipollini

Questions about cipollino

What is cipollino the alternative form of?
Cipollino is the alternative form of cipolin.
How do you pronounce cipollino?
Cipollino is pronounced /ˌtʃɪpəˈliːnəʊ/.

Words near cipollino in the dictionary

  1. Cipollas
  2. cipolline onion
  3. cipolline onions
  4. cipollini
  5. cipollinis
  6. cipollino
  7. cipollinos
  8. Cipollone
  9. Cipollones
  10. cippi
  11. cippolini

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cipollino (page history and authors); cipolin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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