medullo

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

merullo (alt. spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *medullum n, from Latin medulla f.

Pronunciation

(Naples) IPA^(key): [məˈɾullə]
(Bari) IPA^(key): [məˈdʊdd]

Noun

medullo

bone marrow

References

AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1025: “il midolla” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “medullo”, in Schedario Napoletano

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