pisello

Italian

piselli nei loro baccelli ― peas in their pods

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pisellum, diminutive of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pisum, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πίσον (píson).

Note: Modern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Greek has "reborrowed" the Italian plural piselli for its common word for pea (singular): μπιζέλι (bizéli).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈzɛl.lo/, [piˈz̪ɛl̺l̺o]
• Rhymes: -ɛllo
• Hyphenation: pi‧sèl‧lo

Noun

pisello m (plural piselli)

1. pea (plant and vegetable)
2. (vulgar, slang) cock, pickle (penis)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cazzo

Derived terms

• pisellino (“willy”, childish)
• pisello odoroso (“sweet pea”)

Descendants

• Arabic: بَازِلَّاء (bāzillāʔ)