strùmmula

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Sicilian

lazzu e strùmmula

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek στρόμβος (strómbos, spinning top) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix). Unrelated to Italian strombola (a sling).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˈsrummula/,
  • Hyphenation: strùm‧mu‧la

Noun

strùmmula f (plural strùmmuli)

  1. (games, Palermo) spinning top
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:strùmmula

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References

  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “strùmmula”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 4110