piuma

Italian

Etymology

From Latin plūma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpjuma]

Noun

piuma f (plural piume)

1. feather, plume
2. (in the plural) down
3. plumage

Derived terms

Derived terms

• piumaggio (“plumage”)
• piumato (“feathered, plumed”)
• piumetta (“plumule”)

• piumoso (“feathery; plumose”)
• spiumare (“to pluck (feathers); to fleece, rip off”)
• superpiuma (“super featherweight”)