riggina

Neapolitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian regina, itself borrowed from Latin rēgīna.

Noun

riggìna

  1. queen

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Adapted borrowing from Italian regina and/or conflated with the autochthonous rijina (which is still a doublet), ultimately from Latin rēgīna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʐɪdˈd͡ʒi.na/
  • Hyphenation: rig‧gì‧na

Noun

riggina f (plural riggini)

  1. queen
  2. (chess) queen

See also

Chess pieces in Sicilian · [Term?] (layout · text)
re, reji rijina, donna turri, roccu viscu, arferu, arfinu cavaḍḍu pijuni
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