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ridenna

Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sicilian, from Arabic رَدَّانَة (raddāna, “spindle”), derived from رَدَن (radan, “thread spun”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /riˈdɛn.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnna
  • Hyphenation: ri‧dèn‧na

Noun edit

ridenna f (plural ridenne)

  1. Synonym of canapiglia (“gadwall (Mareca strepera)”)
  2. (regional, Sicily) Synonym of marzaiola (“garganey”)

Further reading edit

  • ridenna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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