vraccio

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Neapolitan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin bracchium. Compare Italian braccio.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈvratt͡ʃ(ə)]
  • (Castelmezzano) IPA(key): [ˈvratt͡s]

Noun[edit]

vraccio m (plural vracce or vraccia)

  1. arm

References[edit]

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 144: “il braccio” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Ledgeway, Adam (2009) Grammatica diacronica del napoletano, Tübingen: Niemeyer, page 146