vespiere

Italian

Etymology

From vespa (“wasp”) +‎ -iere, because it eats chiefly wasps, hornets and similar insects.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vesˈpjɛ.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛre
  • Hyphenation: ve‧spiè‧re

Noun

vespiere m (plural vespieri)

  1. synonym of gruccione (“European bee-eater”)

Further reading

  • vespiere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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