papile

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *papīlum, from Latin papȳrus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈpi.le/
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Hyphenation: pa‧pì‧le

Noun

papile m (plural papili) (central Italian)

  1. candlewick

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 908: “il lucignolo” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *papīlum, from Latin papȳrus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [paˈpiːle]

Noun

papile m (Apulia)

  1. candlewick

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 908: “il lucignolo” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it