strùmmula

Sicilian
lazzu e strùmmula

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ancient Greek στρομβός (strombós, “spinning top”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix). Unrelated to Italian strombola (“a sling”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʂˈʂɽum.mʊ.la/
  • Hyphenation: strùm‧mu‧la

Noun

strùmmula f (plural strùmmuli)

  1. (games) spinning top characteristic of Sicily, Calabria, Apulia and their environs, with a metal tip, spun with a lace (lazzu), in a game that traditionally had the scope of breaking the opponent's spinning top.
    Synonyms: pirìu, tuppettu, buccinu, tortula

Derived terms
  • strummulazza
  • strummuliari
  • strummulicchia
  • strummuliuni
  • strummuluna
  • strummuluni
  • strumuliḍḍa

References
  • Traina, Antonino (1868) Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 4110
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