Meaning
stork
- a large, long-legged, long-necked wading bird with a long bill (stork)
In a sentence
Una coppia di cicogne ha fatto il nido sul campanile.
A pair of storks built a nest on the bell tower.
Durante la primavera molte cicogne migrano verso l'Europa.
During spring, many storks migrate toward Europe.
Non vedi quella cicogna posata sulla ciminiera della fabbrica?
Don't you see that stork perched on the factory chimney?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cicogna | feminine · singular |
| cicogne | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- In folklore, often associated with bringing newborn babies, as in English.