vissina

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vissīna. Found in northern Calabria and Taranto.

Noun

vissina f

1. a passing of wind

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “vĭssīre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 14: U–Z, page 530

Venetian

Adjective

vissina

1. feminine singular of vissin