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SICILIAN ITALIAN [3 records]

Record 1 2015-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
DEF

A Sicilian and southern Italian cheese of the pasta filata type, as is mozzarella.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
DEF

[...] fromage, à pâte filée (proche du Provatura), au lait de vache, de l'Italie centro-méridionale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos lácteos
DEF

Queso semi blando de pasta hilada, se produce principalmente en otoño e invierno, con leche cruda proveniente de búfalas locales, al que se agrega el injerto de suero de la elaboración anterior.

CONT

La Provola "affumicata di bufala" es una especialidad producida en toda la región de "Campania", en particular en la área de Salerno. Se trata de un queso que comparte con la mozzarella la antigüedad del origen y las técnicas de producción que son, entre otras cosas, muy similares. Incluso porque se obtiene de la transformación de la leche cruda de búfala. A diferencia de la mozzarella, la Provola no tiene que comerse fresca, y se puede almacenar durante más tiempo [...]

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Record 2 2014-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
DEF

A well-organized confederation, secret in nature and operation, whose members are largely of Sicilian or Italian descent, which carries on criminal and some legal activities.

OBS

It originated in Sicily but allegedly exists in many nations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
DEF

Association secrète servant des intérêts privés par des moyens plus ou moins illicites.

OBS

mafia : nom d'origine sicilienne.

OBS

mafia : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Criminología
DEF

Cualquier organización clandestina de criminales.

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Record 3 1995-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

A Sicilian dialect of Italian.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Dialecte de l'italien méridional parlé en Sicile.

Spanish

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