culbianco
Italian
Etymology
From cul(o) (“butt, behind”) + bianco (“white”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkulˈbjan.ko/[1]
- Rhymes: -anko
- Hyphenation: cul‧biàn‧co
Noun
culbianco m (plural culbianchi)
- northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
- Synonyms: (regional) castrica, codetta, codibianco, (central Italy) codino, massaiola, (central Italy) petragnola
- Hypernym: enante
Derived terms
- culbianco abbrunato
- piro-piro culbianco
References
Further reading
- culbianco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana