vraccio

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• vrazzo

Etymology

Inherited from Latin bracchium. Compare Italian braccio.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

vraccio m (plural vracce or vraccia)

1. arm

References

• 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