Piceno

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proper noun

A surname.

UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

proper nounPiceno (plural Picenos)

plural Picenos

Origin

  1. LatinPicenum
  2. ItalianPiceno
  3. EnglishPiceno

From Italian Piceno, from Latin Picenum, an ancient region of Italy, from pīcus (“woodpecker”), the name of the local tribe's sacred animal.

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APA

Piceno. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Piceno

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“Piceno.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Piceno. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Piceno,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Piceno.

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