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Italian
Etymology 1
Antonomastic use of the male given name Nestore, from Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), name of an old and wise king in Homer's Iliad.
Pronunciation
Noun
nestore m (plural nestori)
- Nestor (wise old man)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from translingual Nestor.
Noun
nestore m (plural nestori)
- (ornithology) any parrot of the Nestor taxonomic genus
- Hyponyms: caca, chea
Further reading
- nestore in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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