pruoprio

Alternative forms

• pruopio

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin proprius. Compare Italian proprio.

Adjective

pruoprio

1. own
2. pretty
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 128:

     Cu’ ’l su’ pruoprio bucheîn el me magnasse;

     With his pretty little mouth he would eat me;