madavèscul

Romagnol

Alternative forms

Etymology

From either Ancient Greek μαδαίος (madaíos) or μαδαρός (madarós, “wet”) + σκώληξ (skṓlēx, “worm”). The second definition is from Latin malva + ibiscum (“Althaea officinalis”) and was influenced by the former one.

Noun

madavèscul m (invariable) (Bassa Romagna)

  1. earthworm
  2. only used in radiṣ d madavèscul

References

  • Ponseggi, Franco (2016) Lèžar e scrìvar in Rumagnôl [Write and read in the Romagnol language] (in Italian), Rome: Youcanprint Self-Publishing, page 212
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