pisello
Italian
piselli nei loro baccelli ― peas in their pods
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *pisellum, diminutive of Latin pisum, from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈzɛl.lo/
- Rhymes: -ɛllo
- Hyphenation: pi‧sèl‧lo
Noun
pisello m (plural piselli)
- pea (plant and vegetable)
- (vulgar, slang) cock, pickle (penis)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cazzo
Derived terms
- pisellino (“willy”, childish)
- pisello odoroso (“sweet pea”)
Descendants
- → Arabic: بَازِلَّاء (bāzillāʾ)
- → Greek: μπιζέλι (bizéli) (via the plural)