biscia

See also: Biscia

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin bīstia, from Latin bēstia. Cognate to Italian bestia, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiʃ.ʃa/
• Rhymes: -iʃʃa
• Hyphenation: bì‧scia

Noun

biscia f (plural bisce)

1. snake (non-poisonous, such as the grass snake)

Derived terms

• biscia d'acqua (“water snake”)
• biscione

Further reading

• biscia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• biscia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• basici

Ladin

Etymology

From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin bīstia, from Latin bēstia. Cognate to Italian bestia and Italian biscia.

Noun

biscia f (plural bisces)

1. (Badiot) sheep

   lana de biscia ― sheep wool

Alternative forms

• biescia (Gherdëina)
• feida (Fascian)