pischello
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Phonosymbolic term. Perhaps derived from pivello (“greenhorn”, “novice”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pischello m (plural pischelli, feminine pischella)
- (Rome) a young or otherwise inexperienced male, specifically:
- (by extension) a young man
- (figurative) greenhorn, novice (male)
- Synonym: pivello
- (figurative) greenhorn, novice (male)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- pischello in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana