janco

See also: jànco

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus.

Pronunciation
  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈjaŋɡə]

Adjective

janco (feminine singular janca, plural janche)

  1. white
  2. pale
    Synonym: miccio

References
  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1575: “bianco; bianca; bianchi” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “janco”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano
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