öxéllo

Ligurian

Etymology

From Late Latin aucellus, contracted form of Vulgar Latin *avicellus, diminutive of Latin avis, from Proto-Italic *awis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis.
Compare French oiseau, Occitan aucèl, Venetian oxeło.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔːˈʒellu/, [ɔwˈʒellu]

Noun

öxéllo m (plural öxélli, diminutive öxelétto, öxelìn, augmentative öxelón, pejorative öxelàsso)

  1. bird
  2. (vulgar) willy (British), peter (US), dick; (the penis)
    Synonym: belìn

Derived terms
  • öxelàmme
  • öxelâ
  • öxelêa
  • öxelòu
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