virrina

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Sicilian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Akin to Italian verrina, of uncertain origin. Traditionally derived from Ancient Greek πείρω (peírō, “to pierce, run through”).

Noun[edit]

virrina f (plural virrini)

  1. auger, gimlet
    Near-synonyms: tràpanu, virruggiu, passaturi, pirciaturi, asta, mancina
  2. (figurative) fraudster, swindler

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Descendants[edit]

  • → Maltese: berrina

References[edit]

  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “virrina”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 4550
  • Pasqualino (c. 1790) “virrina”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 5, page 328
  • Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “virrina”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 927
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