bissinu

Sicilian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vissīnum. Doublet of pissinu.

Noun

bissinu m

1. puffball (foul-smelling mushroom)

References

• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “bejín”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 555
• Traina, Antonino (1868) “bissinu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 541
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “vĭssīre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 14: U–Z, page 530