zineffa

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Sicilian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic صَنِيفَة (ṣanīfa), via Siculo-Arabic. Cognate with Spanish cenefa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /d͡ziˈnɛf.fa/
  • Hyphenation: zi‧nèf‧fa

Noun[edit]

zineffa f (plural zineffi)

  1. Overlapping or woven stripe on the edges of curtains, canopies, handkerchiefs, etc., of the same fabric and sometimes of a different one.
  2. The rod that holds the door and window curtains

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Descendants[edit]

  • → Italian: zineffa

See also[edit]

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