bissinu
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Sicilian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vissīnum. Doublet of pissinu.
Noun[edit]
bissinu m
- puffball (foul-smelling mushroom)
References[edit]
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “bejín”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 555
- Traina, Antonino (1868) “bissinu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 541
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “vĭssīre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 14: U–Z, page 530