bözama
Cimbrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Venetian bòxema, bóxema, from Latin apozema (“decoction”).
Noun
bözama f
- (Sette Comuni) size (substance applied to textiles)
- De bözama ist ganützet bénne de baibar börchent.
- Size is used when the women weave.
References
- “bözama” 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