jòa

See also: Joa

Cimbrian

Etymology

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Noun

jòa f

1. (Sette Comuni) clamp, grip, vice

   So fàilan an àizarn mistós légan in de jòa.

   To file an iron, you have to put it in a clamp.

Further reading

• “jòa” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo