cavuliceḍḍu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• cavuliceddu, cauliceḍḍu

Etymology

Diminutive of càvulu, Late Latin caulus, Latin caulis (“stem, cabbage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʋu.liˈʃɛ.ɖɖu/ (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /ka.vu.liˈʃɛ.ɖɖu/ (Voiced labiodental fricative)
• Hyphenation: ca‧vu‧li‧cè‧ḍḍu

Noun

cavuliceḍḍu m (plural cavuliceḍḍi)

1. (botany) cole, or various plants in the brassica family (cabbages, mustards, rapes)
2. generally any such edible plant, cultivated or gathered in the wild.
   • 1875, Pitrè, Fiabe vol. 1, XIX Lu Scavu^[1]

     era un cavuciliḍḍaru (sic.), […] jennu a cavuliceḍḍi, nun avìa pututu truvari mancu un filu d'erba (a broccoli-rabe-gatherer […] searching for broccoli-rabe could not find a single leaf of the herb.)

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Derived terms

• cavuliciḍḍaru

Related terms

• accia
• jiti
• sinapa