strùmmula
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Sicilian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek στρόμβος (strómbos, “spinning top”) + -ula (diminutive suffix). Unrelated to Italian strombola (“a sling”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
strùmmula f (plural strùmmuli)
- (games, Palermo) spinning top
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:strùmmula
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Traina, Antonino (1868) “strùmmula”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 4110