purpo
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Neapolitan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]purpo (plural purpe, feminine porpa, feminine plural porpe)
- octopus
- 'O purpo se coce dinte all'acqua soja. Neapolitan adage- The octopus cooks in its own juice.
References
[edit]- Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “purpo”, in Schedario Napoletano
- Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano