janco

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See also: jànco

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

janco (feminine singular janca, plural janche)

  1. white
  2. pale
    Synonym: miccio

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweizmap 1575: “bianco; bianca; bianchi” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “janco”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano