Dialect
Why “Socmel”?
The most Bolognese word there is: an all-purpose exclamation for surprise, admiration and everything in between. Here’s why we named the site after it.
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Al dialàtt bulgnaiṡ – Bolognese dialect
A mini-dictionary that will grow over time, with your help too. Bolognese has several spelling conventions: we use the most readable one.
- Brîṡa
- “not at all”: strengthens a negation
- Bulåggna
- Bologna
- Mo
- filler word: “but”, “come on”, “well”Mo dai! · Mo va là!
- Sfòja
- sfoglia, fresh pasta rolled out with a rolling pin
- Socmel
- exclamation of surprise, admiration or annoyanceSocmel, che fila! (Wow, what a queue!)
- Tajadèl
- tagliatelle
- Turtlén
- tortellini
- Umarèl
- little man; the pensioner who watches building sites with his hands behind his back
- Zdàura
- the lady of the house, queen of fresh pasta
No word found. Soon you’ll be able to suggest new ones!