pirenaico

Pyrenean

adjective pee-reh-NAH-ee-koh Rare

Origin: From 'Pirenei' (Pyrenees) + suffix '-aico'.

Also means

of the Pyrenees

Usage Note

Pirenaico means relating to the Pyrenees mountain range between France and Spain. It agrees in gender and number: il versante pirenaico (m), la flora pirenaica (f), i passi pirenaici (m pl). In Italian the Pyrenees are called i Pirenei (masculine plural).

Examples

"Il clima pirenaico è molto variabile in primavera."

Natural Translation

The Pyrenean climate is very changeable in spring.

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