pàmpina

Sicilian

Etymology

From the feminization of Latin pampinus, possibly by way of . Compare also Galician pampo, Portuguese pâmpano, Spanish pámpano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpam.pi.na/, [ˈpam.pɪ.na], [ˈpam.mɪ.na]
• Rhymes: -ampina
• Hyphenation: pàm‧pi‧na
• Notes: local Gallo-italic of Sicily dialects can change unstressed vowels [ɪ] into [ə]

Noun

pàmpina f (plural pàmpini)

1. (botany) foliage of a vine, vine-shoot, vine leaf
2. (by extension, of any plant) tendril; shoot

Derived terms

• occhi a pampineḍḍa
• pampineḍḍa

Related terms

• fogghia

Descendants

• → Italian: pampina (regional)

See also

• ciuri
• frasca
• frasciami
• fruttu
• mpidugghiu
• racina