mignattino
Italian
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Un mignattino – A black tern
Etymology
From mignatta (“leech”) + -ino (“-ine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miɲ.ɲatˈti.no/
- Rhymes: -ino
- Hyphenation: mi‧gnat‧tì‧no
Noun
mignattino m (plural mignattini)
- black tern (Chlidonias niger)
- Synonyms: cocalina, colombino, (Tuscany) fionchetto, (Central Italy) fottivento, (Central Italy) mugnaia, pannelbagio, pettobianco
- (by extension, ornithology) any member of the Chlidonias taxonomic genus
- (Ancona) Synonym of muggine (“mullet”)
Related terms
- mignatta
- mignattaio