Meaning
sparrow
- a small, common brown and grey seed-eating bird
In a sentence
Un piccolo passero si è posato sul davanzale della finestra.
A small sparrow landed on the windowsill.
I passeri cercavano briciole di pane sotto i tavolini del bar.
The sparrows were looking for breadcrumbs under the café tables.
Non vedi quel passero che canta sull'albero?
Don't you see that sparrow singing in the tree?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| passero | masculine · singular |
| passeri | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Also found as 'passera' in ornithology, though 'passero' is the standard everyday term.
- Be aware that 'passera' carries vulgar sexual slang meanings in colloquial Italian.