bèsa

Romagnol

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bèsa f (plural bès)

1. grass snake

Further reading

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