vecchio marino

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvek.kjo maˈri.no/, [ˈvekk̟jo mäˈr̺iːn̺o]

Noun

vecchio marino m (plural vecchi marini)

1. (obsolete) seal (animal) (literally, “sea calf”)
   • 1516, Ludovico Ariosto, Orlando furioso [Raging Roland]‎^[1], Venice: Printed by Gabriel Giolito, published 1551, Canto VI, page 23:

     Veloci ui correuano i delfini; ¶ vi uenia a bocca aperta il groſſo Tonno. ¶ I capidogli coi uecchi marini ¶ vengon turbati dallor pigro ſonno.

     There, the dolphins swam fast; ¶ the big tuna came with its mouth open. ¶ The sperm whales and the seals ¶ are troubled in their lazy sleep.

Synonyms

• foca

See also

• leone marino