medullo

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• merullo (alt. spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *medullum n, from Latin medulla f.

Pronunciation

• (Naples) IPA^(key): [məˈɾullə]
• (Bari) IPA^(key): [məˈdʊdd]

Noun

medullo

1. bone marrow

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1025: “il midolla” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
• Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “medullo”, in Schedario Napoletano