pisello

Italian

piselli nei loro baccelli ― peas in their pods

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pisellum, diminutive of Latin pisum, from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piˈzɛl.lo/
Rhymes: -ɛllo
Hyphenation: pi‧sèl‧lo
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Noun

pisello m (plural piselli)

pea (plant and vegetable)
(vulgar, slang) cock, pickle (penis)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cazzo

Derived terms

pisellino (“willy”, childish)
pisello odoroso (“sweet pea”)

Descendants

→ Arabic: بَازِلَّاء (bāzillāʔ)
→ Greek: μπιζέλι (bizéli) (via the plural)

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