scoviglia

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin scōpīlia (“sweepings, refuse”). Cognate with Neapolitan scupiglia. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

scoviglia f (plural scoviglie)

  1. (regional) rubbish, or filings
    • 1906, Carlo Dossi, “Fricassea critica”, in Opere, volume IV, published 1926, page 241:
      […] così, c’è una pattumiera cui sono scoviglia, carni di fagiani di Stiria, tuorli di melarancio e di uova, […]
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Further reading
  • Accademia della Crusca (p. 1961), “scoviglia”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana (in Italian), volume scovìglia, page 18, page 18, page 00289
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