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Where does “phìstuléna” come from?

phìstuléna (Taos) comes from Spanish fistol, from Italian fistolo — devil; malignant spirit.

phìstuléna (Taos): pin

Definitions

  1. pin

Ancestry of “phìstuléna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfistoltiepin, scarfpin
2Italianfistolodevil; malignant spirit
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