muollo

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mollus, from Latin mollis. Compare Sicilian moddu.

Pronunciation

• (Naples) IPA^(key): [ˈmwollə], (feminine) [ˈmɔllə]
• (Castelmezzano) IPA^(key): [ˈmuŏddə], (feminine) [ˈmɔddə]

Adjective

muollo (feminine singular molla, masculine plural muolle, feminine plural molle)

1. soft

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1583: “molle” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
• Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “muóllo-mòlla”, in Schedario Napoletano