Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From biscia (“snake”) + -one (“augmentative suffix”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /biʃˈʃo.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: bi‧sció‧ne
biscione m (plural biscioni)
- (heraldry) a heraldic device consisting of a large snake devouring a person