puìna
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See also: puina
Venetian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin pruīna (“rime, hoarfrost”), from Proto-Indo-European *prews- (“to freeze; frost”), after its color.
Pronunciation
Noun
puìna f (plural puìne)
- ricotta (Italian whey cheese)
Further reading
- Boerio, Giuseppe (1867) “puìna”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 539c