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Bixio

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Etymology

Spelling pronunciation of Ligurian bixio (“gray, grey”), now spelled bixo, probably from Vulgar Latin *bysseus, from Latin byssus (“linen”). Doublet of bigio and of variants adapted in pronunciation, such as Bisio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbik.sjo/
  • Rhymes: -iksjo
  • Hyphenation: Bì‧xio

Proper noun

Bixio m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Ligurian [in turn transferred from the nickname, in turn from Latin]
    (masculine only) Nino Bixio (1821–1873), Italian patriot
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