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noun

lo uccello

bird

Animale con il corpo coperto di piume, due ali e un becco, che di solito può volare.

Definition & meaning

  1. Bird: a warm-blooded animal with feathers, wings, and a beak.
  2. Penis: a vulgar or playful slang meaning, depending on context.

Grammar & Word origin

Masculine noun: l’uccello, plural gli uccelli.

It comes from Latin avicellus, a diminutive of avis, meaning “bird.”

Synonyms & antonyms

  • Bird: volatile is a more formal term for a flying animal, especially a bird.
  • Penis: pene is the neutral anatomical term; cazzo is more explicitly vulgar.

There is no direct antonym.

Common phrases & collocations

  • uccello migratore — migratory bird.
  • uccello del malaugurio — someone who predicts misfortune; a bird of ill omen.
  • uccello notturno — nocturnal bird; also, figuratively, a night owl.

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Examples

Ho visto un uccello vicino al fiume ieri.noun

I saw a bird near the river yesterday.

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