maneco

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin manicus, derived from Latin manus (“hand”).

Pronunciation
  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈmaːnəkə]

Noun

maneco m (plural maneche)

  1. handle

References
  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1404: “il manico della falce” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “maneco”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano
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