kitzala

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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Equivalent to khitz (kid) +‎ -ala, though from a variant stem cognate to Alemannic German Gitzi. Compare obsolete Zürich German Gitzella. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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kitzala f

  1. (Sette Comuni) she-goat which has never given birth

Further reading

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  • “kitzala” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo