Italian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin pīpiōnem. Doublet of piccione, a borrowing from southern Italo-Romance.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pipˈpjo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: pip‧pió‧ne

Noun edit

pippione m (plural pippioni) (archaic)[1]

  1. young pigeon
  2. fool

References edit

  1. ^ pippione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana