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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Venetan cojonada (trick, prank), from cojonar (to tease, laugh at), from cojon (fool, literally testicle), from Latin cōleōnem (testicle). Compare Italian coglionata.

Noun

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kojanàtta f

  1. (Sette Comuni) A booby trap made out of snow to amuse children. (clarification of this definition is needed)

Further reading

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  • “kojanàtta” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo