pellegrino

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See also: pellegrinò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pel.leˈɡri.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: pel‧le‧grì‧no

Etymology 1

Dissimilation from Latin peregrīnus. Cognate to Sicilian piḍḍigrinu, English peregrine (wandering) and pilgrim.

Adjective

pellegrino (feminine pellegrina, masculine plural pellegrini, feminine plural pellegrine)

  1. (rare, relational) pilgrim
  2. wandering
    Synonyms: vagabondo, errante
  3. foreign, exotic
    Synonyms: forestiero, esotico
  4. (figurative) strange, unusual, singular
    Synonyms: strano, singolare, peregrino
Derived terms

Noun

pellegrino m (plural pellegrini)

  1. pilgrim
  2. traveller/traveler, wayfarer
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pellegrino

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pellegrinare