curcuvica
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Sardinian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- corcoriga, coscoriga, croccoriga, corcorija, curcuriga (Logudorese)
- curcufrica, curcufica, corcofica, corcoricra, corcovica, corcovicu (Nuorese)
- croccoriga, croccorighedda, corcoriga, cruccuiga, cruccuriga (Campidanese)
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *cucurbicla, from an older *cucurbitula (via syncope of /-ula/ to /-la/ and regular replacement of /tl/ with /kl/, as in vetulus > veclus), from Latin cucurbita (“gourd”) + -ula (diminutive ending). Subsequently /l/ changed to /r/ and underwent variable metathesis or deletion on account of the other /r/ in the word. The /f/ found in certain Nuorese variants is likely due to analogy with fica (“fig”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
curcuvica m (plural cucurvica)
References[edit]
- Pittau, Massimo. 1972. Grammatica del sardo-nuorese: Il più conservativo dei parlari neolatini. Bologna: Pàtron. Page 171.
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “zucca”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
- Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “korkoríkra”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg