apollo

English Online Dictionary. What means apollo‎? What does apollo mean?

English

Etymology

From Apollo.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈpɒləʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈpɑloʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɒləʊ
• Hyphenation: Apol‧lo

Noun

apollo (plural apollos)

1. A very handsome young man.
2. (entomology) Any of several papilionid butterflies of the genus Parnassius, especially Parnassius apollo of Eurasia (also known as the mountain apollo).

Translations

Further reading

• Apollo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• palolo

Italian

Etymology

From the name of the Greek god of beauty, Apollo, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpɔl.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɔllo
• Hyphenation: a‧pòl‧lo

Noun

apollo m (plural apolli)

1. a young man of great beauty, an apollo
2. Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo, a large swallowtail with black and red spots on white wings)

Synonyms

• (man of great beauty): adone
• apolline

Hypernyms

• (man): uomo, essere umano
• (butterfly): farfalla

Anagrams

• Opallo