scupiglia

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• scopiglia

Etymology

From Medieval Latin scopīlia (“sweeping, refuse”). Cognate with Italian scoviglia. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

scupiglia f (plural scupiglie)

1. gold and silver filings

References

• Andreoli, Raffaele (1887) “scupiglia”, in Vocabolario napoletano-italiano (in Italian), pages 629–630
• D'Ambra, Raffaele (1873) “scopiglia”, in Vocabolario napolitano-toscano domestico di arti e mestieri (in Italian), page 338