Don'Ana spassiza

Venetan

Etymology

Literally, “Lady Anna strolls around”. Has been seen as referring to Saint Anne and compared with various sayings from Northen Italian dialects using saints' names, such as Catherine or Margaret, to refer to hunger.[1]

Phrase

Don'Ana spassiza

  1. (colloquial) I'm getting hungry, I'm peckish

References

  1. ^ Bracchi, Remo (2009) “Il museo delle icone”, in Nomi e volti della paura nelle valli dell'Adda e della Mera (in Italian), →DOI, page 265

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