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Ligurian
Etymology
From earlier covèa, perhaps from Latin cupiditās.
Pronunciation
Noun
coæ f (invariable)
- wish, will, desire, longing
1984, “Sidón”, in Fabrizio De André (lyrics), Mauro Pagani (music), Crêuza de mâ [Muletrack by the sea], performed by Fabrizio De André:E i éuggi di sordàtti, chén aragiæ / co-a sciùmma a-a bócca, cacioéi de bæ / a scorî a génte cómme selvagìnn-a / finché o sàngoe sarvægo no gh'à smortòu a coæ.- And the eyes of the soldiers, rabid dogs, with foaming mouths, lamb hunters, chasing the people like game until the wild blood has quenched their desire.