biscia

== Italian == === Etymology === From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin bīstia, from Latin bēstia. Cognate to Italian bestia, a probable borrowing from Latin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiʃ.ʃa/ Rhymes: -iʃʃa Hyphenation: bì‧scia === Noun === biscia f (plural bisce) snake (non-poisonous, such as the grass snake) ==== Derived terms ==== biscia d'acqua (“water snake”) bisciolina biscione === Further reading === biscia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI) biscia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === basici == Ladin == === Etymology === From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin bīstia, from Latin bēstia. Cognate to Italian bestia and Italian biscia. === Noun === biscia f (plural bisces) (Badiot) sheep lana de biscia ― sheep wool ==== Alternative forms ==== biescia (Gherdëina) feida (Fascian)