labonza
English
editEtymology
editProbably from dialectal pronunciation of Italian la pancia "the belly," with the definite article absorbed, from Latin pantex (genitive panticis) "belly" (see paunch).[1][2] More likely from Sicilian bonza (“any large rounded liquid container”).
Noun
editlabonza (plural labonzas)
References
edit- ^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2018 June 22 (last accessed), archived from the original on 15 July 2018
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “labonza”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.