nespolo

Italian
nespolo comune (medlar)
nespolo del Giappone (loquat)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛs.po.lo/[1]

Noun

nespolo m (plural nespoli)

  1. medlar (tree)
    Synonym: nespolo comune
  2. loquat (tree)
    Synonym: nespolo del Giappone

Usage notes

There is much confusion between these two plants (and associated fruit). The nespolo del Giappone is Eriobotrya japonica or loquat, wheras the nespolo comune is Crataegus germanica (syn. Mespilus germanica) or medlar.

References
  1. nespolo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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