cimùsgia

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Sassarese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin cimussa, of unknown further origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cimùsgia f (plural cimusgi)

  1. (textiles) ruche, ruffle
    Synonym: sisia
  2. A piece of fabric used as a chalkboard eraser.
    Synonym: sisia
    • 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others], Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 155:
      Acchì […] no ipardhizieggi
      la me’ debiri vidda […]
      cument’ischanzilleggia la cimusgia
      un ischrafioni sobr’a la lavagna.
      Why don't you erase my feeble life, like a duster erases a scribble on the blackboard?

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References[edit]

  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
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