pippione

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pīpiōnem. Doublet of piccione, a borrowing from southern Italo-Romance.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pipˈpjo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: pip‧pió‧ne

Noun

pippione m (plural pippioni) (archaic)[1]

  1. young pigeon
  2. fool

References
  1. pippione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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