bigio

See also: bigiò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.d͡ʒo/
• Rhymes: -idʒo
• Hyphenation: bì‧gio

Etymology 1

Probably from Vulgar Latin *bysseus, from Latin byssus (“linen”), whence bisso; cognate with English and French beige; French bis; Ligurian and Venetan bixo. However, compare badius (“brownish color”). Doublet of Bixio (a surname).

Adjective

bigio (feminine bigia, masculine plural bigi, feminine plural bige)

1. ash gray

   Hypernym: grigio

2. dun

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bigio

1. first-person singular present indicative of bigiare

Further reading

• Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “bigio”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati