Romagnol edit

Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin bīstia (beast). Cognate with Italian biscia (snake).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Central Romagnol): IPA(key): [ˈbɛsɐ]

Noun edit

bèsa f (plural bès)

  1. grass snake

Further reading edit

  • Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 66