pàmpina

Sicilian

Etymology

From the feminization of Latin pampinus, possibly by way of . Compare also Galician pampo, Portuguese pâmpano, Spanish pámpano.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpam.pi.na/, [ˈpam.pɪ.na], [ˈpam.mɪ.na]
  • Rhymes: -ampina
  • Hyphenation: pàm‧pi‧na
  • Notes: local Gallo-italic of Sicily dialects can change unstressed vowels [ɪ] into [ə]

Noun

pàmpina f (plural pàmpini)

  1. (botany) foliage of a vine, vine-shoot, vine leaf
  2. (by extension, of any plant) tendril; shoot

Derived terms

  • occhi a pampineḍḍa
  • pampineḍḍa

Descendants

  • Italian: pampina (regional)

See also