cipolin

[ sip-uh-lin ]
/ ˈsɪp ə lɪn /

noun

an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.

Origin of cipolin

1790–1800; < French < Italian cipollino, equivalent to cipoll(a) onion (< Late Latin cēpulla, equivalent to Latin cēp(a) onion + -ulla diminutive suffix) + -ino -ine1

Words nearby cipolin

cip, cipango, cipher, ciphertext, ciphony, cipolin, cippus, cipro, ciprofloxacin, cir., circ

British Dictionary definitions for cipolin

cipolin
/ (ˈsɪpəlɪn) /

noun

an Italian marble with alternating white and green streaks

Word Origin for cipolin

C18: from French, from Italian cipollino a little onion, from cipolla onion, from Late Latin cēpulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa onion; from its likeness to the layers of an onion