favonio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin favōnius. Doublet of fogno, the inherited counterpart.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈvɔ.njo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnjo
  • Hyphenation: fa‧vò‧nio

Noun

favonio m (plural favoni)

  1. (literary) Zephyr, the west wind
    Synonym: zefiro
  2. (regional) a south or west wind
  3. (Switzerland) foehn

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin favōnius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈbonjo/ [faˈβ̞o.njo]
  • Rhymes: -onjo
  • Syllabification: fa‧vo‧nio

Noun

favonio m (plural favonios)

  1. (poetic) Zephyr, the west wind
  2. (poetic) breeze

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