vescia

See also: Vescia

Italian

Etymology

Derived from Late Latin vissīre (attested in glosses). Compare French vesse, Venetian vesa; cf. Romanian băși.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈveʃ.ʃa/
  • Stress: véscia
  • Hyphenation: ve‧scia

Noun

vescia f (plural vescie)

  1. wind, flatulence, particularly a silent one.
    Synonym: loffa
  2. (mycology) One of several mushrooms of the Lycoperdon genus.

References
  • vescia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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