kanàbola

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “vec canàola "goat collar", canàgola "miser"”)

Noun

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kanàbola ? (Sette Comuni)

  1. A type of pillory for goats when they are being milked.
  2. (figuratively) stingy person

Further reading

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  • “kanàbola” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo