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Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian, from Arabic رَدَّانَة (raddāna, “spindle”), derived from رَدَن (radan, “thread spun”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riˈdɛn.na/
- Rhymes: -ɛnna
- Hyphenation: ri‧dèn‧na
Noun
ridenna f (plural ridenne)
- Synonym of canapiglia (“gadwall (Mareca strepera)”)
- (regional, Sicily) Synonym of marzaiola (“garganey”)
Further reading
- ridenna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana