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Neapolitan
Etymology
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
janco (feminine singular janca, plural janche)
- white
- pale
- Synonym: miccio
References
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 1575: “bianco; bianca; bianchi” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
- Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “janco”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano