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Risso

Risso proper noun: a surname from Italian.

Proper noun

Risso (plural Rissos)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Forms of Risso

pluralRissos

Origin of Risso

Borrowed from Italian Risso; this surname is also well-attested in South America.

Words formed from Risso

Questions about Risso

What does Risso mean?
Risso means a surname from Italian.
What part of speech is Risso?
Risso is a proper noun.

Words near Risso in the dictionary

  1. Rissian
  2. Rissler
  3. Risslers
  4. Rissmiller
  5. Rissmillers
  6. Risso
  7. Risso's dolphin
  8. Risso's dolphins
  9. rissoellid
  10. rissoellids
  11. rissoid

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