piccione

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Neapolitan piccione, from Latin pīpiōnem. Doublet of pippione.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pitˈt͡ʃo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: pic‧ció‧ne
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Noun

piccione m (plural piccioni)

  1. a pigeon; more accurately the rock pigeon, feral pigeon or domestic pigeon
    Synonym: colombo viaggiatore

Descendants

See also

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “pīpio”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 8: Patavia–Pix, page 557

Anagrams

Sardinian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian piccione. Cf. the native synonym columbu.

Pronunciation

Noun

piccione m (plural picciones)

  1. pidgeon

References

  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “piččòne”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
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