scricciolo

Italian

Etymology

Diminutive of Old Italian scriccio, from Lombardic *skrīko; cf. Swedish skrika ‘jay’, English shrike.

Noun

scricciolo m (plural scriccioli)

  1. wren, the Eurasian wren
  2. (informal) shrimp (small person)
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