riggina

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Neapolitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian regina, itself borrowed from Latin rēgīna.

Noun[edit]

riggìna

  1. queen

Sicilian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian regina, itself borrowed from Latin rēgīna. The alternative form above shows the expected (native) Sicilian outcome.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʐɪdˈd͡ʒi.na/
  • Hyphenation: rig‧gì‧na

Noun[edit]

riggina f (plural riggini)

  1. queen
  2. (chess) queen

See also[edit]

Chess pieces in Sicilian · [Term?] (layout · text)
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re riggina turru alferu, alfinu cavaddu pidunu