sampietro
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See also: Sampietro
Italian
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Zeus.faber.jpg/250px-Zeus.faber.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From San Pietro (St. Peter), as he was said to have brought a fish of this species to the Lord, and that the dark spot on its side is Peter's thumbprint. Compare French saint-pierre.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sampietro m (plural sampietri)
- John Dory (the fish Zeus faber)
Further reading
[edit]- sampietro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana