zineffa
Sicilian
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic صَنِيفَة (ṣanīfa), via Siculo-Arabic. Cognate with Spanish cenefa.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editzineffa f (plural zineffi)
- Overlapping or woven stripe on the edges of curtains, canopies, handkerchiefs, etc., of the same fabric and sometimes of a different one.
- The rod that holds the door and window curtains
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- → Italian: zineffa