acanto

== Italian == === Etymology === From Latin acanthus, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈkan.to/ Rhymes: -anto Hyphenation: a‧càn‧to (proscribed) IPA(key): /ˈa.kan.to/ === Noun === acanto m (plural acanti) acanthus (Acanthus mollis) === References === === Further reading === acanto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === canato, tonaca == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin acanthus, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧can‧to === Noun === acanto m (plural acantos) acanthus (any of the genus Acanthus of prickly herbaceous plants) === Further reading === “acanto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “acanto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin acanthus, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈkanto/ [aˈkãn̪.t̪o] Rhymes: -anto Syllabification: a‧can‧to === Noun === acanto m (plural acantos) acanthus (plant) (architecture) acanthus === Further reading === “acanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025