vraccio

Neapolitan

Alternative forms
  • vrazzo

Etymology

Inherited from Latin bracchium. Compare Italian braccio.

Pronunciation
  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈvratt͡ʃ(ə)]
  • (Castelmezzano) IPA(key): [ˈvratt͡s]

Noun

vraccio m (plural vracce or vraccia)

  1. arm

References
  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 144: “il braccio” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Ledgeway, Adam (2009) Grammatica diacronica del napoletano, Tübingen: Niemeyer, page 146
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