purpo

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Neapolitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin pōlypus.

Noun[edit]

purpo (plural purpe, feminine porpa, feminine plural porpe)

  1. octopus
    • 'O purpo se coce dinte all'acqua soja. Neapolitan adage- The octopus cooks in its own juice.

References[edit]

  • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “purpo”, in Schedario Napoletano
  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano
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