taggiasca.com ![]() ![]() Moreover many of these words belongs to an ancient oral tradition that need to be safeguarded before it despares. Local terms are indicated in red. ![]() Unit of measure of the olives
![]() A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ![]() ![]() ![]() béga the larva of Dacus Oleæ (olive fly) ![]() cavàgnu basket made by chestnut wood interlaced strips used for the harvesting of olives ![]() Dacus Oleæ scientific name of the olive fly, parasite laying eggs in the olives causing the birth of beghedrupa the type of fruit of the olive tree ![]() ![]() ![]() gumbaiô millergumbo mill ![]() ![]() invaiatura the change of color of a fruit during the maturation ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() mìgnole flowers of the olive tree ![]() ![]() ![]() paàne mìgnolependàne young branches (1 or 2 years) of the olive tree, hanging from the older and solid branchespìlla whole of grinder and container, anciently all in "colombina" stone, where olives are milled ![]() ![]() rapata, oliva olive that has suffered the cold and therefore has assumed a wrinkled aspectrebrundà (verb) to prune the olive tree ![]() sbatte (verb) to beat downsbattute, olive olives harvested beating down themseggia special large bucket used in the mill for the oil workingspurtin container of hemp rope or esparto that, filled up of paste of milled olives, is pressed to extract the oil ![]() tènde burlaps of linen or rough cotton used before the advent of plastic nets; they were spread under the tree to beat down to avoid the fruit to fall on the groundtrappa stick of chestnut wood, light and resistant, from 2.50 to 3.50 meters long, used for the beating downtrapparello (diminutive of trappa) stick of chestnut wood, light and resistant, from 1.70 to 2.20 meters long, used for the beating downtruncajà (verb) to prune the olive trees ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() copyright © 1999 - 2000 by It-Web Information Technology - all rights reserved |