pipiolo

Spanish

Etymology

Pseudo-Italianism, constructed from Italian pippione (“squab, young pigeon”) and -olo (diminutive), the former from Latin pīpiōnem (“squab, young pigeon”), ultimately onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈpjolo/ [piˈpjo.lo]
  • Rhymes: -olo
  • Syllabification: pi‧pio‧lo

Noun

pipiolo m (plural pipiolos, feminine pipiola, feminine plural pipiolas)

  1. kid (young person)
  2. newbie, noob, fledgling

Adjective

pipiolo (feminine pipiola, masculine plural pipiolos, feminine plural pipiolas)

  1. young, junior

Further reading

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