Rotondella
Rotondella is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.
Language
The local vernacular lies on the eastern tip of the Lausberg area, and as such it is an archaizing dialect of the Neapolitan language. It features a notable amount of inherited Ancient and Byzantine Greek words, like surigghia, "lizard", from *sauricola, a late diminuitive of ; ghattuvigghia "bat", from a similarly-formed diminuitive of, also influenced by ghatt "cat"; or zilona, "turtle", from, all with the same meaning.Cuisine
- U pastizz rutunnar: Prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali, half moon-shaped pie filled with mincemeat.
- Frizzule c'a muddiche: pasta kneaded on a knitting needle and served with meat sauce and fried, paprika-flavoured breadcrumbs.
- Sospiri di Rotondella: a local twist on an all-Southern glazed sponge cake with cream filling. Also produced in Pisticci, with a slightly different recipe.
Twin towns
- Casalfiumanese, Italy