sartànija

Sicilian

Etymology

Through an intermediate *sartaniga, from the metathesis of Late Latin sartāgō, sartāginem (“frying pan”). Compare Neapolitan sartàjine, Portuguese sertã, Romanesco sartàina, Sardinian sartaghine, Spanish sartén. Cfr., for the morphology, russànija, vurrànija and filìnija.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saɾˈta.ni.a/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /saɾˈta.nja/ (synaeretic)
• Hyphenation: sar‧tà‧ni‧ja

Noun

sartànija f (plural sartàniji)

1. frying pan, skillet

   Synonyms: padeḍḍa, pateḍḍa

See also

• bruccetta
• cannavazzu
• cucchiara
• cuppinu
• filìnija
• frìjiri
• pagghiazzu
• pignata
• sculapasta
• scumalora
• tiganu
• tiganu
• vurrànija