magiostra
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Lombard
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of uncertain origin. Popularly associated with masg, magg (“May”, i.e. the period when the fruit ripens), but more likely to be derived from a Gaulish *majoþa. Compare Occitan majofa, Catalan maduixa.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]magiostra f (plural magioster) (Classical Milanese orthography)
- (chiefly Western) strawberry
References
[edit]- Francesco Cherubini (1843) Vocabolario milanese-italiano, volume 3, page 14.