gabagool

English

Alternative forms

• gabbagool

Etymology

Ultimately from the same source as capicola, with the loss of the final vowel influenced by Neapolitan capocuollo, which reduces unstressed vowels to schwas.

Noun

gabagool (uncountable)

1. capicola

Further reading

• How Capicola Became Gabagool: The Italian New Jersey Accent, Explained, description of final vowel deletion