strùmmula

Sicilian

lazzu e strùmmula

Alternative forms

• strùmmulu

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στρόμβος (strómbos, “spinning top”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix). Unrelated to Italian strombola (“a sling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˈsrummula/, [ʂˈʂ(ɽ)um.mu̞.la]
• Hyphenation: strùm‧mu‧la

Noun

strùmmula f (plural strùmmuli)

1. (games, Palermo) spinning top

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:strùmmula

Derived terms

• strummulazza
• strummulicchia
• strummulijari
• strummuliuni
• strummuluna
• strummuluni
• strumuliḍḍa

 

Related terms

• còcula
• sajitta
• tuppettu
• tuppètturu

 

See also

• jocu
• jucari
• lapunijata
• lazzata
• lazzu
• picciriḍḍu
• punta di ferru
• spacca-còcula

 

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868) “strùmmula”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 4110