zingarella
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From zingara (“Gypsy/Romani woman”) + -ella (diminutive suffix). The “fish” meaning is in reference to its bright colours.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): */d͡zin.ɡaˈrɛl.la/, (traditional) */t͡sin.ɡaˈrɛl.la/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛlla
- Hyphenation: zin‧ga‧rèl‧la
Noun edit
zingarella f (plural zingarelle)
- Diminutive of zingara: Gypsy/Romani girl
- Synonym of donzella (“Mediterranean rainbow wrasse”)
References edit
- ^ zingaro in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading edit
- zingarella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana