teglia

Italian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin tegula. The normal result, tegghia (found in the old Florentine dialect) from the Vulgar Latin *tegla, was probably modified later in a process of hypercorrection[1]. Doublet of tegola (“tile”).

Noun

teglia f (plural teglie)

  1. A tin, tray or sheet for baking
  2. The quantity of food contained in such tin etc
  3. A large-brimmed hat worn by some priests

References

  1. ↑ “Fonetica storica dell’italiano”, in Grammaire historique‎, (Please provide a date or year): “Le forme attuali però teglia e vegliare si diffondono nel fiorentino del 1500 e costituiscono un esempio di ipercorrettismo, […] ”

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