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Dialect Dictionary: "M"

ma mó Yes!
maccatùru napkin for nose
maciottèlla cheese
maése land for sheeps
mal’i ppéggio building tool
malamènte malicious
màndora sheep fence
manganiàre to cover seeds with land after seeding; it derives from “màngano”.
màngano tool used to cover seeds.
mantesìno kitchen apron.
mappàta big napkin used to envelop peasants' lunch
mappìna kitchen napkin
marràccia axe
màrru mountain dry and stony
màscuru male
masséra this evening
matàrca piece of furniture
matarèlle animal's internal parts
mazzamauréglio gnome who lives in houses
mbarànza together
mbricolàre sunset
mbrìtico in the shadow
menàre be in a hurry, speed up
menèstra vegetables
méntóne ram; also burden of things
mèrca yearly wood cutting to provide firewood.
mesàle table cloth
metàle straw sheaf
miccióne big hinge for old wooden doors
mìlu apple tree
miricìna medicine
missùru small hand scythe
mòmmaro sudden fall, being hit on the head
mònaco metal hook on the fire, used to hang pots
morécena small wall, made with stones, to contain land
móscola hand drill
mpìgna leather strip used to reinforce shoes' heel
mpósta big, square-headed nail used for horse shoeing
mpróndelàre shake something to drip off water
muglìcuru navel
mùgneru small broom made with elder leaves, used to clean wood ovens.
mùtu funnel
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