cufenaturo
Neapolitan edit
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Etymology edit
From cuofano + -turo, the former from Latin cophinus, from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).
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Noun edit
cufenaturo m (plural cufenature)
- washtub
- 1976, La Gatta Cenerentola, third act, "Il coro dei soldati [The Soldiers' Chorus]":
- asso di bastoni: Nun avite appaura! // Cacciate 'o pere annura! // Ogni surdato piglia 'a mesura // pe' nu' scassa' 'o cufenaturo!
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- 1976, La Gatta Cenerentola, third act, "Il coro dei soldati [The Soldiers' Chorus]":