femminiello

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Neapolitan femmeniello (little woman), from femmena (woman) +‎ iello (masculine diminutive).

Noun

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femminiello m (plural femminielli)

  1. androgyne
  2. third gender person
  3. transsexual person
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