biscia

See also: Biscia

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin bīstia, from Latin bēstia. Cognate to Italian bestia, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbiʃ.ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -iʃʃa
  • Hyphenation: bì‧scia

Noun

biscia f (plural bisce)

  1. snake (non-poisonous, such as the grass snake)

Derived terms
  • biscia d'acqua (“water snake”)
  • biscione

Further reading
  • biscia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • biscia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Etymology

From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin bīstia, from Latin bēstia. Cognate to Italian bestia and Italian biscia.

Noun

biscia f (plural bisces)

  1. (Badiot) sheep
    lana de biscia ― sheep wool

Alternative forms
  • biescia (Gherdëina)
  • feida (Fascian)
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