sartànija

Sicilian

Etymology

Through an intermediate *sartaniga, from the metathesis of Late Latin sartāgō, sartāginem (frying pan). Compare Neapolitan sartàjine, Portuguese sertã, Romanesco sartàina, Sardinian sartaghine, Spanish sartén. Cfr., for the morphology, russànija, vurrànija and filìnija.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saɾˈta.ni.a/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /saɾˈta.nja/ (synaeretic)
  • Hyphenation: sar‧tà‧ni‧ja

Noun

sartànija f (plural sartàniji)

  1. frying pan, skillet
    Synonyms: padeḍḍa, pateḍḍa

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