"Medigan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Medigans [plural]
Etymology: From Neapolitan americano. The first vowel is reduced to a schwa in Neapolitan and further undergoes apheresis in American Neapolitan. To American ears, Neapolitan /k/ sounds like English /g/ due to Neapolitan unvoiced stops being unaspirated unlike in American English. The final vowel in Neapolitan is reduced to a schwa and is further apocopated in American Neapolitan. Head templates: {{en-noun|Medigans}} Medigan (plural Medigans)
  1. (Italian American) WASP, White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
    Sense id: en-Medigan-en-noun-C7zNMpSy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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