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Romagnol
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Venetan quarantena (“quarantine”), from the period of forty days in which it has to stay isolated.
Noun
quaranténa f (plural quarantén)
- (medicine) quarantine
Etymology 2
From quarânta + -éna.
Noun
quaranténa f (plural quarantén)
- about forty
References
- Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 482