piccione

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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piccione m (plural piccioni)

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

Descendants

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

See also

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References

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

Anagrams

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Sardinian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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piccione m (plural picciones)

  1. pidgeon

References

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