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Neapolitan
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cecear, of onomatopoeic origin.
Verb
zecchiare
- (intransitive) to chirp, imitate a birdcall to attract birds (especially using a z sound)
Zecchejava nu marvizzo.- She called out to a thrush.
References
- Riccio, Giovanna (2005) Ispanismi nel dialetto napoletano, Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 204
- Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “zecchiare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano