Bisio

Italian

Etymology

From Ligurian bixio (“gray, grey”), now spelled bixo, probably from Vulgar Latin *bysseus, from Latin byssus (“linen”). Doublet of bigio and of the spelling pronunciation Bixio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.zjo/
  • Rhymes: -izjo
  • Hyphenation: Bì‧sio

Proper noun

Bisio m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Ligurian [in turn transferred from the nickname, in turn from Latin]
    (masculine only) Claudio Bisio (1957–), Italian actor, comedian, presenter and showman

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