Meaning
pigeon
- A common grey bird that lives widely in cities and parks; pigeon
In a sentence
La piazza principale è sempre piena di piccioni.
The main square is always full of pigeons.
I bambini danno spesso briciole di pane ai piccioni.
Children often feed breadcrumbs to the pigeons.
Un piccione è volato vicino alla finestra della cucina.
A pigeon flew near the kitchen window.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| piccione | masculine · singular |
| piccioni | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Synonym: 'colombo', though 'piccione' is more common in everyday speech.
- The popular idiom 'prendere due piccioni con una fava' means to kill two birds with one stone.