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Italian

pitone

/piˈtone/noun · masculineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 42,192

Meaning

python

  • a large non-venomous constrictor snake

In a sentence

Abbiamo visto un pitone lungo tre metri allo zoo.

We saw a three-meter-long python at the zoo.

Il pitone soffoca le sue prede prima di inghiottirle.

The python suffocates its prey before swallowing it.

Non tutti sanno che il pitone è un serpente non velenoso.

Not everyone knows that the python is a non-venomous snake.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
pitonemasculine · singular
pitonimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Masculine noun; feminine form does not exist in everyday Italian.
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