bigio

See also: bigiò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -idʒo
  • Hyphenation: bì‧gio

Etymology 1

Probably from Vulgar Latin *bysseus, from Latin byssus (“linen”), whence bisso; cognate with English and French beige; French bis; Ligurian and Venetan bixo. However, compare badius (“brownish color”). Doublet of Bixio (a surname).

Adjective

bigio (feminine bigia, masculine plural bigi, feminine plural bige)

  1. ash gray
    Hypernym: grigio
  2. dun

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bigio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bigiare

Further reading

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