pische de sa camba

Sardinian

Etymology

Literally, “fish of the leg”. Compare Sicilian pisciuni (“calf”, literally “big fish”) and Moroccan Arabic حوتة الرجل (ḥūtat er-rjal, “calf”, literally “fish of the leg”).

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Noun

pische de sa camba m

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  1. calf (muscle of the leg)
    Synonym: pische de s'anca

References
  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 159: “la gamba; le gambe” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
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