pissinu
Sicilian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vissīnum, with the /p/ likely taken from the synonym pìditu. Doublet of bissinu.
Noun edit
pissinu m
- a silent passing of wind
References edit
- Traina, Antonino (1868) “pissinu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 3113
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “vĭssīre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 14: U–Z, page 530