arvatze

Sardinian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic الْبَزّ (al-bazz, “cloth”), perhaps via Old Italian albace, albagio.[1] Compare Campidanese orbaci, and Nuorese orbace.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /arˈvat͡se/
  • Hyphenation: ar‧và‧tze

Noun

arvatze m (uncountable)

  1. (Logudorese) a rough woollen cloth
  2. (Nuorese) Alternative form of orbace

References
  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
  1. Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “albáke”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
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