cunocchia

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Sicilian

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Etymology

From the metathesis of the vowels of Late Latin conucula, by dissimilation from colucula, diminutive of Latin colus (“distaff”). Compare Italian conocchia.

Noun

cunocchia f (plural cunocchi)

  1. (weaving) distaff
    Synonyms: rocca, spagnuletta
  2. hub (of a wheel)
    cunocchia di la rota ― wheel hub
  3. (botany) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Derived terms

References

  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “cunocchia”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, pages 1147–1148
  • Pasqualino (c. 1790) “cunocchia”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 385
  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 1502: “la rocca, la conocchia” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
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