passero

See also: Passero and passerò

Italian

Etymology

From Latin passer remodeled as a third-declension noun, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *p(e)t-tro- (“who flies, bird”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpas.se.ro/
• Rhymes: -assero
• Hyphenation: pàs‧se‧ro

Noun

passero m (plural passeri, diminutive passerotto)

1. sparrow

Derived terms

• passero domestico
• passero lagio
• passero mattugio
• passero solitario

See also

• passera

Anagrams

• asperso, esparso, oprasse, raspose, sposare, sposerà