FESCENNINE


Meaning of FESCENNINE in English

Pronunciation: ' fe-s ə - ˌ n ī n, - ˌ n ē n

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin fescennini ( versus ), ribald songs sung at rustic weddings, probably from Fescinninus of Fescennium, from Fescennium, town in Etruria

Date: 1601

: SCURRILOUS , OBSCENE

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