bigio

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.d͡ʒo/^[1]
  • Rhymes: -idʒo
  • Hyphenation: bì‧gio
• (Tuscany) IPA^(key): [ˈbiː.ʒo]

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).

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

1. ash gray

   Hypernym: grigio

2. dun

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

bigio

1. first-person singular present indicative of bigiare