piccione

See also: Piccione

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Neapolitan piccione, from Latin pīpiōnem. Doublet of pippione.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pitˈt͡ʃo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: pic‧ció‧ne

Noun

piccione m (plural piccioni)

1. 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

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)

1. pidgeon

References

• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “piččòne”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg