cuccumeli

• millicuccu

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοκκύμηλον (kokkúmēlon), from κόκκῠξ (kókkux, “cuckoo”) +‎ μῆλον (mêlon, “apple, any fruit from a tree”). The ending in -i could be a consequence of dissimilation from Sicilian meli, inherited from Latin mel.

• IPA^(key): /kʊk.kʊˈmɛ.lɪ/ (Standard)
• Hyphenation: cuc‧cu‧mè‧li

cuccumeli m (plural cuccumeli)

1. Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Celtis, widespread over the Northern Hemisphere, having small fruit.
2. A hackberry, the fruit of these plants.
3. (uncountable) The wood of these plants.

• Coccimiglio