picciolo
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Etymology 1 edit
From Late Latin peciolus, variant of petiolus, a diminutive ultimately derived from Latin pēs (“foot”). Doublet of peziolo.[1]
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picciolo m (plural piccioli)
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Adjective edit
picciolo (feminine picciola, masculine plural piccioli, feminine plural picciole)
- (archaic or literary) small
- Synonym: (normal register) piccolo
- c. 1343, Boccaccio, “Capitolo Quinto”, in Elegia di Madonna Fiammetta:
- A così fatta vita e a peggiore m’ha la fortuna lasciata consolazione così picciola, come udite; […]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (figurative, literary) humble
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picciolo m (plural piccioli)