zecchiare

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

zecchejare, zeccheare
zecchià, zecchejà, zeccheà (alt. spellings)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cecear, of onomatopoeic origin.

Verb

zecchiare

(intransitive) to chirp, imitate a birdcall to attract birds (especially using a z sound)
Zecchejava nu marvizzo.
She called out to a thrush.

References

Riccio, Giovanna (2005) Ispanismi nel dialetto napoletano, Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 204
Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “zecchiare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano

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