papile

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *papīlum, from Latin papȳrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpi.le/
• Rhymes: -ile
• Hyphenation: pa‧pì‧le

Noun

papile m (plural papili) (central Italian)

1. candlewick

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 908: “il lucignolo” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *papīlum, from Latin papȳrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈpiːle]

Noun

papile m (Apulia)

1. candlewick

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 908: “il lucignolo” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it