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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French pieuvre, ultimately from Latin polypus, Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpjɔ.vra/
- Rhymes: -ɔvra
- Hyphenation: piò‧vra
Noun
piovra f (plural piovre)
- octopus
- Synonym: polpo
Further reading
- piovra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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