scupiglia
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Neapolitan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
scupiglia f (plural scupiglie)
- gold and silver filings
References[edit]
- 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