muggine

Italian
Un muggine – A mullet

Etymology

From Latin mūgilem, accusative of mūgil (“mullet”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmud.d͡ʒi.ne/, [ˈmudd͡ʒin̺e]
  • Rhymes: -uddʒine
  • Stress: mùggine
  • Hyphenation: mug‧gi‧ne

Noun

muggine m (plural muggini)

  1. mullet (Mugil cephalus)
    Synonyms: capozzo (Naples), cefalo, mattarello (Rome), mignattino (Ancona), volpina (regional)
    Hypernym: mugilide
    1. (by extension, ichthyology) Synonym of mugilide

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