biondo

See also: Biondo

Istriot

Etymology

Compare Italian biondo.

Adjective

biondo m

  1. blond
    • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 40:
      Nun o’ pioün veîsto el pioûn biel capo biondo.
      I haven’t seen a more beautiful blonde head.

Italian

Etymology

Medieval Latin blondus, of Germanic origin: probably from Frankish *blund (a mixed color between golden and light-brown), from Proto-Germanic *blundaz (mixed, blinding). Compare French blond.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ondo

Adjective

biondo (feminine singular bionda, masculine plural biondi, feminine plural bionde)

  1. blond (man, man's hair), blonde (woman, woman's hair), fair-haired

Derived terms

Noun

biondo m (plural biondi, feminine bionda)

  1. blond, blond man, man with blond hair

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