vegétta

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Ligurian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

vêgia (old man) +‎ -étta (feminine diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

vegétta f (plural vegétte)

  1. Diminutive of vêgia; little old lady
  2. (figurative) A chestnut that has been left to dry in its shell.