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Where does “triglia” come from?

triglia (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek τρίγλη, from Ancient Greek τρίζω — to utter; to crackle, crepitate; to twitter, to...

triglia (Italian): mullet, goatfish

Definitions

  1. mullet, goatfish

Ancestry of “triglia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρίγληred mullet
2Ancient Greekτρίζωto utter; to crackle, crepitate; to twitter, to...
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