See also: bisbigliò

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biˈzbiʎ.ʎo/
  • Rhymes: -iʎʎo
  • Hyphenation: bi‧sbì‧glio

Noun

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bisbiglio m (plural bisbigli)

  1. whisper, murmur, susurration
  2. rumour, whisper, tittle-tattle
  3. (literary) rustling, a sound similar to the movement of leaves
Descendants
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  • French: bisbille

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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bisbiglio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bisbigliare

References

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  1. ^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “bisbiglio”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati