piccione

See also: Piccione

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Neapolitan piccione,[1] from Latin pīpiōnem. Doublet of pippione.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pitˈt͡ʃo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: pic‧ció‧ne

Noun

piccione m (plural piccioni)

  1. a pigeon; more accurately the rock pigeon, feral pigeon or domestic pigeon
    Synonym: colombo viaggiatore

Descendants
  • → Greek: πιτσούνι (pitsoúni)
  • → Sardinian: piccione, piccioni
  • → Slavomolisano: pičun
  • → Spanish: pichón

See also

References
  1. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “pīpio”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 8: Patavia–Pix, page 557

Anagrams

Sardinian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian piccione. Cf. the native synonym columbu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pitˈtʃone/

Noun

piccione m (plural picciones)

  1. pidgeon

References
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “piččòne”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
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