fungupìssinu

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Sardinian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin fungus + Vulgar Latin *vissīna/-um.

Noun

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fungupìssinu m (Campidanese, Logudorese)

  1. puffball (foul-smelling mushroom)
  2. blight (fungus that ruins crops)
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References

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  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “véscia (di lupo)”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “píssinu”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg