strùmmula
Sicilian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek στρόμβος (strómbos, “spinning top”) + -ula (diminutive suffix). Unrelated to Italian strombola (“a sling”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
strùmmula f (plural strùmmuli)
- (games, Palermo) spinning top
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:strùmmula
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Traina, Antonino (1868) “strùmmula”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 4110