pischello

Italian

Etymology

Phonosymbolic term. Perhaps derived from pivello (“greenhorn”, “novice”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pisˈkɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: pi‧schèl‧lo

Noun

pischello m (plural pischelli, feminine pischella)

  1. (Romanesco) a young or otherwise inexperienced male, specifically:
    1. boy, lad
      Synonym: ragazzo
  2. (by extension) a young man
    1. (figurative) greenhorn, novice (male)
      Synonym: pivello

Derived terms

Further reading

  • pischello in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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