vespiere
Italian
Etymology
From vespa (“wasp”) + -iere, because it eats chiefly wasps, hornets and similar insects.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /veˈspjɛ.re/
- Rhymes: -ɛre
- Hyphenation: ve‧spiè‧re
Noun
vespiere m (plural vespieri)
- Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)
Further reading
- vespiere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana