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masegna

“masegna” is a Venetan word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. boulder, large rock

Examples

  • A Galzignan su par el monte Venda ghe ze na cezeta (Cezeta dei alpini), on fià pì su de cuesta ghe ze na masegna, tacà a cuesta ghe ze na granda sciòna.
  • Se va su in mexo ai sgrebani, jutandose co naltro cavo de fero, finke no se riva a un punto dove xe incastrà na grande masegna de 4-5 metri de diametro.

From the Venetan Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Etymology

From the same root of Italian macigno (“boulder”), with a change of gender.

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