muggine

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Italian

Un muggine – A mullet

Etymology

From Latin mūgilem, accusative of mūgil (“mullet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmud.d͡ʒi.ne/, [ˈmudd͡ʒin̺e]
  • Rhymes: -uddʒine
  • Hyphenation: mùg‧gi‧ne

Noun

muggine m (plural muggini)

  1. mullet (Mugil cephalus)
    Synonyms: (Naples) capozzo, cefalo, (Rome) mattarello, (Ancona) mignattino, (regional) volpina
    Hypernym: mugilide
    1. (by extension, ichthyology) Synonym of mugilide

Derived terms

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