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Italian term or phrase:
bigolante
English translation:
bigolante (girl carrying water buckets with a shoulder yoke)
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From an article about Venice for a tourist magazine:
...“bigolanti”, venditori ambulanti che commerciavano “porta a porta” piccole quantità [of water].
These existed at the same time as the "acquaroli" of my previous post, in the 14th century for a few hundred years. I understand what they did, but I don't know the correct English term for it.
...“bigolanti”, venditori ambulanti che commerciavano “porta a porta” piccole quantità [of water].
These existed at the same time as the "acquaroli" of my previous post, in the 14th century for a few hundred years. I understand what they did, but I don't know the correct English term for it.
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bigolante (girl carrying water buckets with a shoulder yoke)
The local dialect word (venetian) Bigolante originates from ***bicollo*** a sort of ***shoulder yoke*** provided with hooks buckets hanging at the two extremities.
Literally "girls carrying water buckets with a shoulder yoke"
bi|còl|lo
s.m.
OB asta ricurva con due uncini all’estremità, che si appoggia sulle spalle per il trasporto di secchi d’acqua e sim. [quadro 12]
Varianti: bigollo
See also :
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~stermole/piccio/dicty.php?l=a&...
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Note added at 52 mins (2006-12-03 23:17:40 GMT)
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The definition of ***bicollo*** is taken from the De Mauro Dizionario Italiano on-line
http://www.demauroparavia.it/13774
Literally "girls carrying water buckets with a shoulder yoke"
bi|còl|lo
s.m.
OB asta ricurva con due uncini all’estremità, che si appoggia sulle spalle per il trasporto di secchi d’acqua e sim. [quadro 12]
Varianti: bigollo
See also :
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~stermole/piccio/dicty.php?l=a&...
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Note added at 52 mins (2006-12-03 23:17:40 GMT)
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The definition of ***bicollo*** is taken from the De Mauro Dizionario Italiano on-line
http://www.demauroparavia.it/13774
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Comment: "Thanks, Umberto! Very interesting!"
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