biscia
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See also: Biscia
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin bīstia, from Latin bēstia. Cognate to Italian bestia, a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
Noun
biscia f (plural bisce)
- snake (non-poisonous, such as the grass snake)
Derived terms
- biscia d'acqua (“water snake”)
- biscione
Further reading
- biscia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- biscia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Etymology
From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin bīstia, from Latin bēstia. Cognate to Italian bestia and Italian biscia.
Noun
biscia f (plural bisces)
- (Badiot) sheep
- lana de biscia ― sheep wool