malassata

Sicilian

Etymology

Likely from the feminine past participle of Latin malaxō (“to knead, soften”), from Ancient Greek μαλάσσω (malássō).

Noun

malassata f (plural malassati)

  1. (Messina) synonym of frocia (“omelette, frittata”)

References

  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “malassata”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2340
  • Pasqualino (c. 1790) “malassata”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 3, page 80
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