vespiere

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From vespa (“wasp”) +‎ -iere, because it eats chiefly wasps, hornets and similar insects.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /veˈspjɛ.re/
Rhymes: -ɛre
Hyphenation: ve‧spiè‧re

Noun edit

vespiere m (plural vespieri)

Synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)

Further reading edit

vespiere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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