sebburtura

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Neapolitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin sepultūra.

Noun[edit]

sebburtura f (plural sebburture)

  1. burial
  2. sepulchre
  3. tomb
    Ogge nfiura, dimane nsebburtura.
    Here today, gone tomorrow
    (literally, “In shape today, in the grave tomorrow”)

Usage notes[edit]

Used in the phrase essere na sebburtura ("to be a grave"), meaning that something is offensive smelling.