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Cimbrian
Etymology
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Noun
jòa f
- (Sette Comuni) clamp, grip, vice
So fàilan an àizarn mistós légan in de jòa.- To file an iron, you have to put it in a clamp.
Further reading
- “jòa” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo