piccione
See also: Piccione
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Neapolitan piccione,[1] from Latin pīpiōnem. Doublet of pippione.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
piccione m (plural piccioni)
- a pigeon; more accurately the rock pigeon, feral pigeon or domestic pigeon
- Synonym: colombo viaggiatore
Descendants edit
- → Greek: πιτσούνι (pitsoúni)
- → Sardinian: piccione, piccioni
- → Slavomolisano: pičun
- → Spanish: pichón
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “pīpio”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 8: Patavia–Pix, page 557
Anagrams edit
Sardinian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian piccione. Cf. the native synonym columbu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
piccione m (plural picciones)
References edit
- Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “piččòne”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg