Bixio

== Italian == === Etymology === Spelling pronunciation of Ligurian bixio (“gray, grey”), now spelled bixo, probably from Vulgar Latin *bysseus, from Latin byssus (“linen”). Doublet of bigio and of variants adapted in pronunciation, such as Bisio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbik.sjo/ Rhymes: -iksjo Hyphenation: Bì‧xio === Proper noun === Bixio m or f by sense a surname from Ligurian [in turn transferred from the nickname, in turn from Latin] (masculine only) Nino Bixio (1821–1873), Italian patriot