Find more Italian words at wordhippo.com! The Italian for basil is basilico. Google's free service instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between English and over 100 other languages. Indic names for holy basil, e. g., Telugu tulsichettu [తుళసి చెట్టు], Tamil tulasi [துளசி] and Hindi tulsi [तुलसी], derive from Sanskrit tulasi [तुलसी]; for the latter name, no satisfying etymology is known.