öxéllo
Ligurian
Etymology
From Late Latin aucellus m (“little bird”), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (“bird”), from Proto-Italic *awis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis.
Compare Occitan aucèl, Venetian oxeło.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔːˈʒelu/, [ɔwˈʒelu]
Noun
öxéllo m (plural öxélli, diminutive öxelétto, öxelìn, augmentative öxelón, pejorative öxelàsso)
- bird
- (vulgar) willy (British), peter (US), dick; (the penis)
- Synonym: belìn
Derived terms
- öxelàmme
- öxelâ
- öxelêa
- öxelòu