verzellino

Italian
Un verzellino femmina – A female serin

Etymology

From verde (“green”), with an influence from verza (“Savoy cabbage”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ver.d͡zelˈli.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: ver‧zel‧lì‧no

Noun

verzellino m (plural verzellini)

  1. serin (Serinus serinus)
    Synonyms: (regional) crespolino, raperino, raperugiolo, serino d'Italia, verdolino

Derived terms

Further reading
  • verzellino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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