banana

From Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.


mama

From Latin mamma, from Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē).


mela

From Late Latin mēla, from mēlum, from Latin mālum.


pasta

From Late Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá).


ou

Inherited from Classical Latin ōvum, possibly via Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum.


frutta

From Late Latin fructa, from Latin fructus.


jaja

From Spanish yaya (“grandma”), or from Greek γιαγιά (giagiá, “grandmother”).


binu

From Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic *wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁nom, derived from *wéyh₁ō (“wine; vine”).


babbu

From Vulgar Latin *babbus. Compare Italian babbo and Romansch bab.


pira

From Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular. Compare Italian pera, French poire, Spanish pera.


pische

Inherited from Latin piscem, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.


melone

From Late Latin mēlō, mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, “melon”).


mele

From Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.


fusile

Borrowed from French fusil; see there for further etymology.


casu

From Latin cāseus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kwh₂et- (“to ferment”). Compare Romanian caș, Spanish queso, Portuguese queijo.


sutta

From Spanish sota, from Catalan sota, from Vulgar Latin *subta, from Latin subtus.

(Logudorese, Campidanese, card games) jack, knave


persiga

From Late Latin persica, Latin persicum (“peach”).


carre

From Latin carnem, accusative form of carō (“flesh”, “meat”), from Proto-Italic *karō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”).


piseddu

Most likely from Latin pisinnus (“kid, boy”) with suffix -eddu from Latin -ellus replacing the -innus ending.


frade

From Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.


orbace

From Arabic الْبَزّ (al-bazz, “cloth”), perhaps via Old Italian albace, albagio. Compare Logudorese arvatze, and Campidanese orbaci.


orbaci

→ Italian: orbace

From Arabic الْبَزّ (al-bazz, “cloth”), perhaps via Old Italian albace, albagio. Compare Logudorese arvatze (archaic albache), and Nuorese orbace.


porcu

Inherited from Classical Latin porcus (“piglet; pig”), from Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“young pig”), derived from the root *perḱ- (“to dig”). Cognate with Corsican porcu and Sicilian porcu.


sassaresu

sc-adj

sassaresu (feminine singular sassaresa, masculine plural sassaresos, feminine plural sassaresas)

sassaresa (feminine singular)
sassaresos (masculine plural)
sassaresas (feminine plural)

(Campidanese) Sassarese (of or pertaining to Sassari)


pulpu

From Latin polypus, from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous).


sorre

From Latin soror, from Proto-Italic *swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Possibly an analogical form based on the plural sorres (from Latin sorōrēs via haplology), a form already attested in Latin inscriptions from North Africa.


achina

From Late Latin acina, from Latin acinus.

(Nuorese) grape, (collective noun) grapes (fruit)


tataresu

tataresu (feminine singular tataresa, masculine plural tataresos, feminine plural tataresas)

tataresa (feminine singular)
tataresos (masculine plural)
tataresas (feminine plural)

(Logudorese, Limba Sarda Comuna) Sassarese


maridu

From Latin marītus, derived from mās (“male”).


tzucaru

sugar (any of various small carbohydrates)


tzia

(Limba Sarda Comuna) aunt (female relative)


tziu

From Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos). Cognate with Sicilian ziu, Italian zio, Portuguese tio and Spanish tío.

(Limba Sarda Comuna) uncle (male relative)


giaju

From Spanish yayo (“grandpa, pops”), or from a masculined form of Greek γιαγιά (giagiá, “grandmother”).


mugere

From Latin mulierem, accusative of mulier (“woman; wife”), derived from mollior, comparative of mollis (“soft, tender”).


giaja

From Spanish yaya (“grandma”), or from Greek γιαγιά (giagiá, “grandmother”).


fruttu

From Latin fructus, itself from the verb fruor.

(figuratively) fruit (an end result, effect, or consequence), harvest


filuferru

From filu (“thread”) + ferru (“iron”); the name is generally considered to reference how grappa containers were hidden from authorities by being buried with thread attached for later retrieval.


ispada

From Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “any broad blade, of wood or metal”).


sorrastra

Derived from sorre (“sister”), with the suffix -astra.


ghermanu

head

ghermanu m (plural ghermanos, feminine ghermana)


fradile

[fɾä.ˈð̞iː.lɛ]


manneddu

Etymologically, a diminutive of mannu (“big; great; old”).


bidriga

From Vulgar Latin *vītrica, feminine of Latin vītricus (“stepfather”).


sindria

Borrowed from Catalan síndria, from Arabic سِنْدِيَّة (sindiyya, “Sindhi”), abbreviated from بَطِيخَة سِنْدِيَّة (baṭīḵa(t) sindiyya, “Sindhi melon”).


anzone

From a Vulgar Latin form *agniō, -ōnem, from Latin agnus (“lamb”) + -iō.


angioni

From a Vulgar Latin form *agniō, -ōnem, derived from Classical Latin agnus (“lamb”).


chervu

chervu m (plural chervos, feminine cherva)

From Latin cervus, from Proto-Italic *kerwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós, from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”). Compare Campidanese cerbu.


chibu

Inherited from Latin cibus (“food”). Doublet of tzibu, a borrowing.


chicher

From Latin cicer, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱiḱer- (“pea”).


chighere

[ˈkiː.ɣɛ.ɾɛ̆]


chigher

[ˈkiː.ɣɛ.ɾɛ̆]


cabaddu

cabaddu m (plural cabaddos, feminine ebba)

From Latin caballus. Variants found in medieval Logudorese documents include cauallu, caballu, choallu, couallu.


cheresia

From Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin.


aghina

From Late Latin acina, from Latin acinus.

(Logudorese) grape, (collective noun) grapes (fruit)


petza

From Late Latin pettia (“portion, piece”). Compare Romanian piță (“meat”).


àcua

From Latin aqua. Compare Logudorese abba, Romanian apă.


gadduresu

sc-adj

gadduresu (feminine singular gadduresa, masculine plural gadduresos, feminine plural gadduresas)

gadduresa (feminine singular)
gadduresos (masculine plural)
gadduresas (feminine plural)
gadduresa (feminine singular)
gadduresos (masculine plural)
gadduresas (feminine plural)


gadduresu

head

gadduresu m (plural gadduresos, feminine gadduresa)

gadduresu m (plural gadduresus, feminine gadduresa)

gadduresos (plural)
gadduresa (feminine)
gadduresus (plural)
gadduresa (feminine)

Gallurese (male native or inhabitant of Gallura)


arvatze

From Arabic الْبَزّ (al-bazz, “cloth”), perhaps via Old Italian albace, albagio. Compare Campidanese orbaci, and Nuorese orbace.