gruccione

Italian

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡrutˈt͡ʃo.ne/
Rhymes: -one
Hyphenation: gruc‧ció‧ne

Noun

gruccione m (plural gruccioni)

European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Synonyms: dardano, gaulo, golo, (regional) gorgoglione, grallo, (regional) gravolo, (regional) grottaione, grucciolo, (central Italian) mangiaapi, merope, vespiere

Further reading

Merops apiaster on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
gruccione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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