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scoviglia

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin scōpīlia (sweepings, refuse). Cognate with Neapolitan scupiglia. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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scoviglia f (plural scoviglie)

  1. (regional) rubbish, or filings
    • 1906, Carlo Dossi, “Fricassea critica”, in Opere, volume IV, published 1926, page 241:
      [] così, c’è una pattumiera cui sono scoviglia, carni di fagiani di Stiria, tuorli di melarancio e di uova, []
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