pisello

Italian

piselli nei loro baccelli ― peas in their pods

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pisellum, diminutive of Latin pisum, from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈzɛl.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɛllo
• Hyphenation: pi‧sèl‧lo

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Noun

pisello m (plural piselli)

1. pea (plant and vegetable)
2. (vulgar, slang) cock, pickle (penis)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cazzo

Derived terms

• pisellino (“willy”, childish)
• pisello odoroso (“sweet pea”)

Descendants

• → Arabic: بَازِلَّاء (bāzillāʔ)
• → Greek: μπιζέλι (bizéli) (via the plural)
• → Turkish: bezelye