cavuliciḍḍaru

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Sicilian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cavuliceḍḍu (cole) +‎ -aru (suffix fro agent nouns), from càvulu, Late Latin caulus, Latin caulis (stem, cabbage).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ka.ʋu.li.ʃiˈɖɖa.ɾu/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /ka.vu.li.ʃiˈɖɖa.ɾu/ (Voiced labiodental fricative)
  • Hyphenation: ca‧vu‧li‧ci‧ḍḍà‧ru

Noun[edit]

cavuliciḍḍaru m (plural cavuliciḍḍari)

  1. a broccoli-gatherer, a cabbage-seller
  2. more generally a forager from the wild, or a peddler of, edible herbaceous plants, esp. of the family Brassicaceae (coles, mustards, rapes)
    • 1875, Pitrè, Fiabe vol. VII, glossary, p. 316[1]
      cavuliciḍḍaru or cauliciḍḍaru, i. a., s.m. cugghituri o vinnituri di cavuliceḍḍi e di autri erbi sarbaggi.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms[edit]