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Ligurian
Etymology
Probably from Vulgar Latin *bysseus, from Latin byssus (“linen”). Cognate with Italian bigio, English beige, French beige and bis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbiːʒu/
- Hyphenation: bî‧xo
Adjective
bix
- gray
- Synonym: grixo
Venetan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbi.zo/
- Rhymes: -izo
- Hyphenation: bì‧xo
Etymology 1
Probably from Vulgar Latin *bysseus, from Latin byssus (“linen”). Cognate with Italian bigio, English beige, French beige and bis.
Adjective
bixo (feminine singular bixa, masculine plural bixi, feminine plural bixe)
- gray
- Synonym: grixo
Etymology 2
Latin pisum, whence also Italian pisello, from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson). See other cognates there.
Noun
bixo m (plural bixi)
- pea
Derived terms