gaffone/gavone

Thu Sep 6 15:35:55 UTC 2001

Without a doubt. In southern Italian dialects in general, Sicilian in
particular, many voiceless items from other araes turn up voiced.

dInIs

>I think this may be a variant of "cafone".
>
>-- Doug Wilson

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