cipolin

[ sip-uh-lin ]

noun

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

cipolin

/ ˈsɪpəlɪn /

noun

1. an Italian marble with alternating white and green streaks

Word History and Origins

Origin of cipolin¹

1790–1800; < French < Italian cipollino, equivalent to cipoll ( a ) onion (< Late Latin cēpulla, equivalent to Latin cēp ( a ) onion + -ulla diminutive suffix) + -ino -ine ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of cipolin¹

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