öxéllo

Ligurian

Etymology

From Late Latin aucellus m (“little bird”), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (“bird”), from Proto-Italic *awis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis.
Compare Occitan aucèl, Venetan oxeło.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːˈʒelu/, [ɔwˈʒelu]

Noun

öxéllo m (plural öxélli, diminutive öxelétto, öxelìn, augmentative öxelón, pejorative öxelàsso)

1. bird
2. (vulgar) willy (British), peter (US), dick; (the penis)

   Synonym: belìn

Derived terms

• öxelàmme
• öxelâ
• öxelêa
• öxelòu