bixo

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Ligurian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Vulgar Latin *bysseus, from Latin byssus (“linen”). Cognate with Italian bigio, English beige, French beige and bis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːʒu/
  • Hyphenation: bî‧xo

Adjective[edit]

bix

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    Synonym: grixo

Venetian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.zo/
  • Rhymes: -izo
  • Hyphenation: bì‧xo

Etymology 1[edit]

Probably from Vulgar Latin *bysseus, from Latin byssus (“linen”). Cognate with Italian bigio, English beige, French beige and bis.

Adjective[edit]

bixo (feminine singular bixa, masculine plural bixi, feminine plural bixe)

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    Synonym: grixo

Etymology 2[edit]

Latin pisum, whence also Italian pisello, from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson). See other cognates there.

Noun[edit]

bixo m (plural bixi)

  1. pea
Derived terms[edit]
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