pocrovo

Venetian

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian pòkrov／по̀кров. Compare local Medieval Latin pocrovus.

Noun

pocrovo m (plural pocrovi)

1. (Ragusa, archaic) blanket
   • c. 1275–1300, Mercanzie sottratte a Giovanni de Piçinego, page 79, line 33:

     (e) pocrovi IJ dr. XVIIJ; (e) saca IIIJ dr. VIIJ; (e) de fierie paro J dr. VIJ […]

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References

• “pocrovo”, in TLIO – Tesoro della lingua italiana delle origini