fottivento

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Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of fotti (“to fuck”) +‎ vento (“wind”), from their quick and acrobatic flying style.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌfot.tiˈvɛn.to/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛnto
  • Hyphenation: fot‧ti‧vèn‧to

Noun

fottivento m (invariable)

  1. (northern Italy):
    1. Synonym of gheppio (“common kestrel”)
    2. Synonym of falco cuculo (“red-footed falcon”)
  2. (central Italy):
    1. Synonym of succiacapre (“Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)”)
    2. Synonym of mignattino (“black tern”)

References

  1. ^ fottivento in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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