vescia
See also: Vescia
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From a derivative of Late Latin vissīre (attested in glosses), from Latin visīre. Compare French vesse, Venetian vesa; cf. Romanian băși. Cf. also Spanish bejín (“puffball”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vescia f (plural vescie)
- (mycology) puffball
- Synonym: loffa di lupo
- (Tuscan) fart, flatulence, particularly a silent one
- Synonym: loffa
- (Tuscan, rare) gossip
- Synonyms: chiacchiera, pettegolezzo
Further reading edit
- vescia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana