öxéllo

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Ligurian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin aucellus m (little bird), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (bird), from Proto-Italic *awis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis.
Compare Occitan aucèl, Venetian oxeło.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɔːˈʒelu/, [ɔwˈʒelu]

Noun[edit]

öxéllo m (plural öxélli, diminutive öxelétto, öxelìn, augmentative öxelón, pejorative öxelàsso)

  1. bird
  2. (vulgar) willy (British), peter (US), dick; (the penis)
    Synonym: belìn

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