pissinu
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Sicilian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vissīnum, with the /p/ likely taken from the synonym pìditu. Doublet of bissinu.
Noun[edit]
pissinu m
- a silent passing of wind
References[edit]
- Traina, Antonino (1868) “pissinu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 3113
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “vĭssīre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 14: U–Z, page 530