nestore

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Antonomastic use of the male given name Nestore, from Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), name of an old and wise king in Homer's Iliad.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nestore m (plural nestori)

  1. Nestor (wise old man)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from translingual Nestor.

Noun

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nestore m (plural nestori)

  1. (ornithology) any parrot of the Nestor taxonomic genus
    Hyponyms: caca, chea

Further reading

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

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