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PRONUNCIATION OF PEPERINO

peperino  [ˌpɛpəˈriːnəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEPERINO

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Peperino is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PEPERINO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

peperino

Peperino

Peperino is an Italian name applied to a brown or grey volcanic tuff, containing fragments of basalt and limestone, with disseminated crystals of augite, mica, magnetite, leucite, and other similar minerals. The typical peperino occurs in the Alban Hills and in Soriano nel Cimino, near Rome, and was used by the ancients, under the name of lapis albanus, as a building stone and for the basins of fountains. Other tuffs and conglomerates in Auvergne and elsewhere are also called peperino. The name originally referred to the dark-colored inclusions, suggestive of pepper-corns. In English the word has sometimes been written "peperine".

Definition of peperino in the English dictionary

The definition of peperino in the dictionary is a brown or grey rock consisting of condensed and cemented volcanic ash, sand etc; especially, that found outside Rome in the Albano Hills.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEPERINO


amorino
ˌæmɔːˈriːnəʊ
antineutrino
ˌæntɪnjuːˈtriːnəʊ
bambino
bæmˈbiːnəʊ
casino
kəˈsiːnəʊ
clarino
klæˈriːnəʊ
Filipino
ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnəʊ
fino
ˈfiːnəʊ
Greenough
ˈɡriːnəʊ
kino
ˈkiːnəʊ
Latino
læˈtiːnəʊ
merino
məˈriːnəʊ
neutrino
njuːˈtriːnəʊ
peacherino
ˌpiːtʃəˈriːnəʊ
pecorino
ˌpɛkəˈriːnəʊ
Reno
ˈriːnəʊ
signorino
ˌsiːnjɔːˈriːnəʊ
solferino
ˌsɒlfəˈriːnəʊ
vetturino
ˌvɛtʊˈriːnəʊ
virino
vɪˈriːnəʊ
zorino
zəˈriːnəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEPERINO

pep
pep pill
pep rally
pep talk
peperomia
pepful
Pepin the Short
pepino
pepla
peplos
peplum
peplus
pepo
pepped
pepper
pepper gas
pepper mill
pepper pot
pepper shaker
pepper spray

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEPERINO

albino
amino
Aquino
Barcino
cappuccino
chino
dino
domino
lino
Navarino
Pacino
pure merino
rhino
San Bernardino
San Marino
Tarantino
tau neutrino
Ticino
Torino
vino

Synonyms and antonyms of peperino in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «peperino» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

peperino
1,325 millions of speakers

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peperino
570 millions of speakers

English

peperino
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

PEPERINO
380 millions of speakers
ar

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peperino
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

peperino
278 millions of speakers

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peperino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

peperino
260 millions of speakers

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peperino
220 millions of speakers

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Peperino
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

peperino
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

peperino
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

PEPERINO
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peperino
85 millions of speakers
vi

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peperino
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

peperino
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेपरिनो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

peperino
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

peperino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Peperino
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

peperino
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

peperino
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Peperino
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

peperino
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

peperino
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

peperino
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peperino

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEPERINO»

The term «peperino» is normally little used and occupies the 112.157 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEPERINO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peperino

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEPERINO»

Discover the use of peperino in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peperino and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fountains, Statues, and Flowers: Studies in Italian Gardens ...
Villa Mattei, Rome, view by G. Lauro in 1 (1 1 4 (photo: British Library, Top K 81.70a) were placed at the ends of the exedra, and in the open area there was a peperino group called "Brutto Buono e Ragazzo che fanno a sassi" (Fig. 80, no. 16).
Elisabeth B. MacDougall, 1994
2
The Annals of Philosophy
The beds of peperino descend towards the lake on that side which looks towards mount Albanus, because they were lifted out of their original position by the strength of the fire which threw out the lava of mount Albanus. I could no where see ...
‎1814
3
Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, ...
The beds of peperino descend towards the lake on that side which looks towards mount Albanus, because they were lifted out of their original position by the strength of the fire which threw out the lava of mount Albanus. I could no where see ...
Thomas Thomson, 1814
4
The Archaeology of Early Rome and Latium
In their initial phase their walls were made of Peperino tufa, stone from quarries at Marino in the Alban Hills.1 The twin temples were certainly built in or before 264 when M. Fulvius Flaccus took Volsinii and erected a monument to his conquest ...
Ross R. Holloway, 2014
5
The Seven Hills of Rome: A Geological Tour of the Eternal City
ROMAN QUARRIES ALONG THE VIA DEI LAGHI The peperino of Marino are tuffs from the final eruption of the Albano crater about 30,000 years ago; most were erupted from the southernmost of the five coalesced craters that now make up a ...
Grant Heiken, R. Funiciello, Donatella De, 2005
6
A descriptive catalogue of the Rock Specimens in the museum ...
Grey Peperino, with fragments of scoriaceous lava, augite, mica, and carbonate of lime. Marino. 26. Grey Peperino, with fragments of scoriaceous lava, augite, mica, and large fragments of carbonate of lime (metamorphic limestone). Marino.
C. Ramsay, 1862
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
which, on the authority of Ponzi, appear to have ejected peperino. The horse- shoe form of the old crater of the Alban Mount, which, whether formed by the elevation process or not, appears to be composed of beds of basalt, lapilli, tuff, ...
‎1850
8
Guide to the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome
A course of peperino at the base of each pier projected out slightly from the remainder of the pier. The piers are solid stone, primarily peperino, but with an admixture of browner tufas appearing for no structural reason. The stone is laid without ...
Peter J. Aicher, 1995
9
The geology and extinct volcanos of central France
_ GALCAREOUS PEPERINO. 19 quantity of fine specimens of radiated arragonite occurs, in veins, some of which are a foot in thickness. They intersect the rock in such numbers as to give it a reticulated appearance. A range of hill consisting ...
George Poulett Scrope, 1858
10
British and Foreign Building Stones
Peperino " is also composed of volcanic ashes, the grey ground mass of which is studded with black particles of scoriae resembling peppercorns, hence the name. There are several varieties of this rock, all of which are harder than the Tufa ...

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEPERINO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peperino is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Il Messina stravince il derby dello Stretto
Poco dopo ci riprova il “peperino” amaranto: saltato secco Stefani ma è provvidenziale l'intervento di testa di Altobello. Il Messina soffre un po', ... «La Sicilia, Jan 15»
2
Champs Diner, Loved by Vegans But Hated by Neighbors, Plans to …
"It's excessive," said resident Jina Peperino. "It's only going to be closed four hours a day." After a lengthy public comment and debate, the SLA ... «DNAinfo, Oct 14»
3
Nani-Sanchez, ecco il 4-3-3 per la Juve
Ma anche in caso di conferma delle due punte, Sanchez non avrebbe remore ad agire da peperino tuttofare attorno al centravanti. L'ha fatto a ... «Tuttosport, May 14»
4
Il Napoli a Manchester per Welbeck
PEPERINO INGLESE - Secondo quanto appreso in esclusiva da Calciomercato.com, il direttore sportivo partenopeo Riccardo Bigon ha ... «Calciomercato.com, Apr 14»
5
Verso l'asta per Iturbe, è sfida Juve-Roma
Però quel peperino che ama sguazzare lungo le praterie abbandonate dalle difese avversarie (e che debuttò in Italia proprio contro la Juve ... «Tuttosport, Mar 14»
6
Mini-Colosseum of 'Gladiator' Emperor Found
According to the archaeologists, several large blocks of worked peperino stone would have helped support an awning system (velarium) to ... «Discovery News, Aug 13»
7
Ritrovata la villa del mecenate di Ovidio
Secondo la ricostruzione degli archeologi, le statue dovevano ornare i quattro lati della piscina ed un basamento in peperino al centro della ... «ANSA.it, Jan 13»
8
Archaeology versus aircraft
What this means for property hunters, however, is that a home in the medieval San Pellegrino quarter, famous for its grey flecked peperino ... «Financial Times, Mar 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Peperino [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/peperino>. May 2024 ».
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