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piuma

feather

noun PYOO-mah Rare
Animals & Nature Birds

Origin: Latin pluma

Also means

plume

Usage Note

Piuma refers to a soft down feather (as opposed to penna, a quill or writing pen). The phrase leggero come una piuma ('light as a feather') is a common simile. Piumino is a duvet or a down-filled jacket; piumaggio is a bird's full plumage. The plural is regular: le piume.

Examples

"Una piuma bianca galleggiava nel vento."

Natural Translation

A white feather was floating in the wind.

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