fungupìssinu

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• fungupìsina (Logudorese)
• fungupìssiu (Campidanese)

Etymology

From Latin fungus + Vulgar Latin *vissīna/-um.

Noun

fungupìssinu m (Campidanese, Logudorese)

1. puffball (foul-smelling mushroom)
2. blight (fungus that ruins crops)

Related terms

• fodde bìssina
• pisinache
• pìssina

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “véscia (di lupo)”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “píssinu”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg