puìna

See also: puina

Venetian

Alternative forms

• poìna

Etymology

From Latin pruīna (“rime, hoarfrost”), from Proto-Indo-European *prews- (“to freeze; frost”), after its color.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈi.na/

Noun

puìna f (plural puìne)

1. ricotta (Italian whey cheese)

Further reading

• Boerio, Giuseppe (1867) “puìna”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 539c