jinìparu

Sicilian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin ziniperus. Compare Italian ginepro.

Noun

jinìparu m needs inflection

1. (botany) juniper (Juniperus communis)
2. juniper berry

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868) “jinìparu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2170