sartànija

Sicilian

Etymology

Through an intermediate *sartaniga, from the metathesis of Late Latin sartāgō, sartāginem (frying pan). Compare Neapolitan sartàjine, Portuguese sertã, Romanesco sartàina, Sardinian sartaghine, Spanish sartén. Cfr., for the morphology, russànija, filìnija, stizzànija and vurrànija.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saɾˈta.ni.a/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /saɾˈta.nja/ (synaeretic)
  • Hyphenation: sar‧tà‧ni‧ja

Noun

sartànija f (plural sartàniji)

  1. frying pan, skillet
    Synonyms: padeḍḍa, pateḍḍa

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