puìna

See also: puina

Venetian

Alternative forms

poìna

Etymology

From Latin pruīna (“rime, hoarfrost”), from Proto-Indo-European *prews- (“to freeze; frost”), after its color.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /puˈi.na/

Noun

puìna f (plural puìne)

ricotta (Italian whey cheese)

Further reading

Boerio, Giuseppe (1867) “puìna”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 539c

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