tòrtula

Sicilian

Etymology

Compare Italian trottola, with metathesis.

Noun

tòrtula f (plural tòrtuli)

1. (games) spinning top

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:strùmmula

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868) “tòrtula”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 4318