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Neapolitan
Etymology
From Medieval Latin scopīlia (“sweeping, refuse”). Cognate with Italian scoviglia. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
scupiglia f (plural scupiglie)
- gold and silver filings
References
- Andreoli, Raffaele (1887) “scupiglia”, in Vocabolario napoletano-italiano (in Italian), pages 629–630
- D'Ambra, Raffaele (1873) “scopiglia”, in Vocabolario napolitano-toscano domestico di arti e mestieri (in Italian), page 338