spingula

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *spingula, a cross between Late Latin spīnula and spīcula. Cognate with French épingle.

Pronunciation

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈʃpinɡəla]

Noun

spingula f (plural [please provide])

  1. pin (small device, made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening)
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