cimùsgia

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Sassarese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin cimussa, of unknown further origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

cimùsgia f (plural cimusgi)

  1. (textiles) ruche, ruffle
    Synonym: sisia
  2. A piece of fabric used as a chalkboard eraser.
    Synonym: sisia
    • 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others], Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 155:
      Acchì [] no ipardhizieggi
      la me’ debiri vidda []
      cument’ischanzilleggia la cimusgia
      un ischrafioni sobr’a la lavagna.
      Why don't you erase my feeble life, like a duster erases a scribble on the blackboard?

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References

  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes