kojanàtta

Cimbrian

Etymology

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

Noun

kojanàtta f

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

Further reading

• “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