fafajana
Appearance
Sicilian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Akin to fava (“broad bean”). Possibly from its Osco-Umbrian cognate, from Proto-Italic *fafā ~ *fabā. Compare Lucanian Neapolitan fafa, fafodda.
Noun
[edit]fafajana f (plural fafajani)
- broad bean pod
- 1853, Giuseppe Piaggia, Illustrazione di Milazzo e studj sulla morale e su' costumi dei villani del suo territorio[1] (overall work in Italian):
- Tenniri sù sti fafajani.
- These broad bean pods are tender.