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passero

sparrow

noun PAHS-seh-roh Rare
Animals & Nature Birds

Origin: Latin passer (sparrow)

Usage Note

Passero is masculine, despite the seed listing it as feminine — the grammatical gender is il passero (m). The plural is passeri. It refers specifically to the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). In Italian poetry and literature the sparrow is a recurring symbol of simplicity; Leopardi's famous poem Il passero solitario features one.

Examples

"Un passero canta sul davanzale."

Natural Translation

A sparrow sings on the windowsill.

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