Italian edit

Etymology edit

Phonosymbolic term. Perhaps derived from pivello (greenhorn”, “novice).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /piˈskɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: pi‧schèl‧lo

Noun edit

pischello m (plural pischelli, feminine pischella)

  1. (Rome) a young or otherwise inexperienced male, specifically:
    1. boy, lad
      Synonym: ragazzo
  2. (by extension) a young man
    1. (figurative) greenhorn, novice (male)
      Synonym: pivello

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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