alloro

== Italian == === Etymology === From Latin laurus, with the agglutination of a definite article to the beginning. Doublet of lauro. Compare Sicilian aḍḍauru. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈlɔ.ro/ Rhymes: -ɔro Hyphenation: al‧lò‧ro === Noun === alloro m (plural allori) laurel bay (in cooking); bay leaf ==== Derived terms ==== riposare sugli allori, adagiarsi sugli allori, dormire sugli allori, sedersi sugli allori (“to rest on one's laurels”) === Further reading === alloro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana