fottivento
Italian
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of fotti (“to fuck”) + vento (“wind”), from their quick and acrobatic flying style.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌfot.tiˈvɛn.to/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛnto
- Hyphenation: fot‧ti‧vèn‧to
Noun
fottivento m (invariable)
- (northern Italy):
- Synonym of gheppio (“common kestrel”)
- Synonym of falco cuculo (“red-footed falcon”)
- (central Italy):
- Synonym of succiacapre (“Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)”)
- Synonym of mignattino (“black tern”)
References
- fottivento in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication