puìna
See also: puina
Venetian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin pruīna (“rime, hoarfrost”), from Proto-Indo-European *prews- (“to freeze; frost”), after its color.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
puìna f (plural puìne)
- ricotta (Italian whey cheese)
Further reading edit
- Boerio, Giuseppe (1867) “puìna”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 539c