sampietro

See also: Sampietro

Italian

Etymology

From San Pietro (St. Peter), as he was said to have brought a fish of this species to the Lord, and that the dark spot on its side is Peter's thumbprint. Compare French saint-pierre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /samˈpjɛ.tro/
• Rhymes: -ɛtro
• Hyphenation: sam‧piè‧tro

Noun

sampietro m (plural sampietri)

1. John Dory (the fish Zeus faber)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• empiastro, impasterò, impostare, imposterà, prestiamo, reimpasto, reimpastò, reimposta, spretiamo, sterpiamo