zampino, n.

zampino
http://www.oed.com/dictionary/zampino_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_use
First published 2006

# zampinonoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zampino mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zampino. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the noun zampino pronounced?

#### British English

/zamˈpiːnəʊ/
zam-PEE-noh

#### U.S. English

/zæmˈpinoʊ/
zam-PEE-noh

### Where does the noun zampino come from?

Earliest known use

1880s

The earliest known use of the noun zampino is in the 1880s.

OED's earliest evidence for zampino is from 1881, in New York Times.

zampino is a borrowing from Italian.

Etymons: Italian zampino.

### Nearby entries

1. zambra, n. 1672–
2. zambuk, n. 1906–
3. zamburak, n. 1825–
4. zami, n. 1977–
5. Zamia, n. 1819–
6. zamindar, n. 1683–
7. zamindari, n. & adj. 1742–
8. zamindarship, n. 1698–1902
9. zamioid, adj. 1860–
10. zamorin, n. 1582–
11. zampino, n.1881–
12. zampogna, n. 1740–
13. zampone, n. 1860–
14. zamzawed, adj. 1743–
15. Zamzummim, n. 1530–
16. Zande, n. 1873–
17. zander, n. 1854–
18. zanella, n. 1876–
19. zanily, adv. 1936–
20. zaniness, n. 1933–
21. Zante, n. 1615–

## Etymology

### Summary

A borrowing from Italian.
Etymon: Italian zampino.
< Italian zampino paw, hoof, trotter; now also ‘zampone’ (a1566) < zampa leg, trotter (probably an alteration of zanca leg (1300–13; 1825 as cianca, of uncertain origin) after gamba leg: see jamb n.) + ‑ino…
< Italian zampino paw, hoof, trotter; now also ‘zampone’ (a1566) < zampa leg, trotter (probably an alteration of zanca leg (1300–13; 1825 as cianca, of uncertain origin) after gamba leg: see jamb n.) + ‑ino ‑ine suffix4. Compare earlier zampone n.

## Meaning & use

1. 1881–
   = zampone n.
   1. 1881

      > The pot is then removed from the fire and the zampino allowed to stand for 20 minutes in the broth in which it was boiled.

      New York Times 17 July 9
   2. 1965

      > Zampone, zampino, a coarse Italian sausage which is forced into a boned pig's trotter, then cured and dried.

      House & Garden January 60
   3. 1981

      > An innocent little picnic..Zampino sandwiches and beer.

      R. Barth, Ragged Plot xlii. 213
   4. 1991

      > They are not just making culatelli, but also robust sopressata, silky coppa, zampino, bresaola and the French saucisson l'ail.

      Newsday (Nexis) 28 August 61

## Pronunciation

### British English

/zamˈpiːnəʊ/
zam-PEE-noh

### U.S. English

/zæmˈpinoʊ/
zam-PEE-noh

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

####

Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

zampino, n. was first published in March 2006.

zampino, n. was last modified in June 2024.