piccione
See also: Piccione
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Neapolitan piccione,[1] from Latin pīpiōnem. Doublet of pippione.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pitˈt͡ʃo.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: pic‧ció‧ne
Noun
piccione m (plural piccioni)
- a pigeon; more accurately the rock pigeon, feral pigeon or domestic pigeon
- Synonym: colombo viaggiatore
Descendants
- → Greek: πιτσούνι (pitsoúni)
- → Sardinian: piccione, piccioni
- → Slavomolisano: pičun
- → Spanish: pichón
See also
- pigione
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “pīpio”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 8: Patavia–Pix, page 557
Anagrams
- concepii
Sardinian
Alternative forms
- piccioni
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian piccione. Cf. the native synonym columbu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pitˈtʃone/
Noun
piccione m (plural picciones)
- pidgeon
References
- Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964), “piččòne”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg