zinnapòtamu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • zinnapòtaru

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κυνοπόταμος (kunopótamos, “beaver”).

Noun

zinnapòtamu m needs inflection

  1. (southern Calabria) otter (Lutra lutra)
    Synonym: itria

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 440: “la lontra” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
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