macineddu

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Sicilian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From màcina +‎ -eddu. Compare Italian macinello and Maltese maċinell.

Noun[edit]

macineddu m (plural macineddi)

  1. (art) muller (tool to grind colours)
  2. coffee grinder, coffee mill
  3. (typography) stick to grind ink (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

References[edit]

  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “macineddu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2319
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