I am reading a novel and cannot find the meaning of this word in the dictionary. It is probably a word from the Milanese dialect : «È arrivata la stimuscetta.»
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1Which novel are you reading?– HachiAug 17, 2020 at 14:22
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Il gioco della verità di Sveva Casati Modignani (Bice Cairati) who is a Milanese. The author used that word in another novel. I assume it’s slang.– Lise RobitailleAug 17, 2020 at 14:26
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1Welcome to Italian.SE! Can you please edit your question to add this information?– Charo ♦Aug 17, 2020 at 14:32
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1You might want add as well that the word itself is in italic in the text, meaning it's not standard Italian.– DaGAug 17, 2020 at 15:04
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1Thank you for the information and also this link on the Academia del dialetto milanese. That is one of the things I like about the author Sveva Casati Modignani is that she introduces cultural elements that refer to the history and diversity of Italian culture. I do enjoy reading novels by Domenico Starnone the same way and for similar reasons.– Lise RobitailleAug 18, 2020 at 18:34
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Given that people in the comments assume that it's a word from the Milan dialect, I checked if my Milan dialect dictionary has got the answer.
There's a word "stimiscètta" in the Milan dialect. It's translated as "vagheggino". To know more about vagheggino, I'm inviting you to the English Wiktionary or to Treccani.
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1Tuttavia, mi è sembrato di capire che la parola fa riferimento a una ragazza: books.google.es/…– Charo ♦Jul 6, 2022 at 18:56
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