Peppina

Italian

Etymology

By surface analysis, Peppa +‎ -ina. Cognate with Sicilian Pippina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pepˈpi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: Pep‧pì‧na

Proper noun

Peppina f

1. a diminutive of the female given name Giuseppina, masculine equivalent Peppino
   • 1971 March 19, “Il caffè della Peppina [The Peppina's coffee]”, Tony Martucci (lyrics), Alberto Anelli (music)‎^[1], archived from the original on 23 February 2026, retrieved 23 February 2026:

     Il caffè della Peppina / non si beve alla mattina / né col latte né col tè / ma perché, perché, perché...

     The Peppina's coffee / is not (to be) drunk in the morning / neither with milk nor with tea / but why, why, why...

Derived terms

• Pina

Further reading

• Peppe § Varianti on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it