uccello

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /utˈt͡ʃɛl.lo/ Rhymes: -ɛllo Hyphenation: uc‧cèl‧lo === Etymology 1 === From Late Latin aucellus m (“little bird”), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (“bird”), from Proto-Italic *awis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis. Doublet of augello, which was borrowed from Occitan. Compare Neapolitan auciello, Ligurian öxéllo, Sicilian auceḍḍu. ==== Noun ==== uccello m (plural uccelli) bird Synonyms: volatile, pennuto, augello (archaic) (slang, vulgar) willy (British), peter (US), dick; (the penis) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== uccello first-person singular present indicative of uccellare === References === === Further reading === uccello in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana