lattilebbra

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Sicilian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From latti (“milk”) +‎ erva (“grass”). Possibly influenced by lebbru (“hare”).

Noun[edit]

lattilebbra f

  1. brighteyes (Reichardia picroides)
    Synonym: caccialepri

References[edit]

  • Pasqualino (c. 1790) “lattilebbra”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 3, page 17
  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “lattilebbra”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2220
  • Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “lattilebbra”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 485
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