riggina

Neapolitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian regina, itself borrowed from Latin rēgīna.

Noun

riggìna

  1. queen

Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • rijina (ancient variant, obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian regina, itself borrowed from Latin rēgīna. The alternative form above shows the expected (native) Sicilian outcome.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʐɪdˈd͡ʒi.na/
  • Hyphenation: rig‧gì‧na

Noun

riggina f (plural riggini)

  1. queen
  2. (chess) queen

See also
Chess pieces in Sicilian · [Term?] (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
re riggina turru alferu, alfinu cavaddu pidunu
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