pesce d'aprile

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “April fish”. Compare French poisson d'avril, Portuguese peixe de abril, Dutch aprilvis. From the practical joke played on April Fools', of pinning a fish to the back of a person.

Noun

pesce d'aprile m (plural pesci d'aprile)

  1. April fool
  • primo aprile / primo d'aprile
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