avocetta

Italian

Etymology

Possibly from a corruption of Latin avis (“bird”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.voˈt͡ʃet.ta/
  • Rhymes: -etta
  • Hyphenation: a‧vo‧cét‧ta

Noun

avocetta f (plural avocette)

  1. avocet, properly the pied avocet

Descendants

  • → French: avocette
    • → English: avocet
  • → Portuguese: avoceta
  • → Spanish: avoceta

Further reading

  • avocetta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • Gruson, Edward (1972): Words for birds: a lexicon of North American birds with biographical notes
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