bombilio

== Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from translingual Bombylius, from Ancient Greek βομβυλιός (bombuliós, “a buzzing insect; (by extension) a narrow-necked vessel”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bomˈbi.ljo/ Rhymes: -iljo Hyphenation: bom‧bì‧lio === Noun === bombilio m (plural bombili) (entomology) bee fly (archaeology, Ancient Greece) a small vessel used for perfumes and ointments === Further reading === bombilio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana