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cipolin
[ sip-uh-lin ]
noun
- an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
cipolin
/ ˈsɪpəlɪn /
noun
- an Italian marble with alternating white and green streaks
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Word History and Origins
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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
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