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Neapolitan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin pōlypus.
Noun
purpo (plural purpe, feminine porpa, feminine plural porpe)
- octopus
- 'O purpo se coce dinte all'acqua soja. Neapolitan adage- The octopus cooks in its own juice.
References
- Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “purpo”, in Schedario Napoletano
- Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano