medullo

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *medullum n, from Latin medulla f.

Pronunciation

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [məˈɾullə]
  • (Bari) IPA(key): [məˈdʊdd]

Noun

medullo

  1. bone marrow

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1025: “il midolla” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “medullo”, in Schedario Napoletano