a cippuni
(Redirected from cippuni)
Sicilian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a + the singular of cippuna m pl, an augmentative of cippi m pl (“shackles”), whence also Maltese ċeppuna (“pen, fold”).
Adjective[edit]
- in shackles, in jail, imprisoned
References[edit]
- Giuseppe Pitrè (1871–1913) Biblioteca delle tradizioni popolari siciliane (in Italian), volume 9, page 386