pisello

Italian

piselli nei loro baccelli ― peas in their pods

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pisellum, diminutive of Latin pisum, from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson).

Note: Modern Greek has "reborrowed" the Italian plural piselli for its common word for pea (singular): μπιζέλι (bizéli).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piˈzɛl.lo/, [piˈz̪ɛl̺l̺o]
Rhymes: -ɛllo
Hyphenation: pi‧sèl‧lo

Noun

pisello m (plural piselli)

pea (plant and vegetable)
(vulgar, slang) cock, pickle (penis)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cazzo

Derived terms

pisellino (“willy”, childish)
pisello odoroso (“sweet pea”)

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