bisbiglio

See also: bisbigliò

Italian

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bizˈbiʎ.ʎo/
  • Rhymes: -iʎʎo
  • Hyphenation: bi‧sbì‧glio

Noun

bisbiglio m (plural bisbigli)

  1. whisper, murmur, susurration
  2. rumour, whisper, tittle-tattle
  3. (literary) rustling, a sound similar to the movement of leaves
Descendants
  • → French: bisbille

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bisbiglio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bisbigliare

References

  1. ^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “bisbiglio”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
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