kanìppa

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Venetian canìpa (“large nose”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

kanìppa f

1. (Sette Comuni, derogatory) large nose

Further reading

• “kanìppa” 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