armileîna

Istriot

Alternative forms

• armilèina

Etymology

From Latin armeniacum, from Armenia (“Armenia”). Compare Venetan armelin.

Noun

armileîna f

1. apricot
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 128:

     Vuravi deventare un armileîna,

     I would like to become an apricot,