pissinu

Sicilian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vissīnum, with the /p/ likely taken from the synonym pìditu. Doublet of bissinu.

Noun

pissinu m

1. a silent passing of wind

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868) “pissinu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 3113
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “vĭssīre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 14: U–Z, page 530