culbianco

Italian

Etymology

From cul(o) (“butt, behind”) +‎ bianco (“white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkulˈbjan.ko/
• Rhymes: -anko
• Hyphenation: cul‧biàn‧co

Noun

culbianco m (plural culbianchi)

1. northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)

   Synonyms: (regional) castrica, codetta, codibianco, (central Italy) codino, massaiola, (central Italy) petragnola

   Hypernym: enante

Derived terms

• culbianco abbrunato
• piro-piro culbianco

Further reading

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