mignattino

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Italian

Un mignattino – A black tern

Etymology

From mignatta (“leech”) +‎ -ino (“-ine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miɲ.ɲatˈti.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: mi‧gnat‧tì‧no

Noun

mignattino m (plural mignattini)

  1. black tern (Chlidonias niger)
    Synonyms: cocalina, colombino, (Tuscany) fionchetto, (Central Italy) fottivento, (Central Italy) mugnaia, pannelbagio, pettobianco
    1. (by extension, ornithology) any member of the Chlidonias taxonomic genus
  2. (Ancona) Synonym of muggine (“mullet”)
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