ciuḍḍu
Sicilian
Etymology
From the palatalization of Latin suīllus, from Latin sūs (“swine, pork”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃuɖ.ɖʊ/ (Standard)
- Hyphenation: ciù‧ḍḍu
Noun
ciuḍḍu m (plural ciuḍḍi)
- (specifically) A young swine, a piglet (contrasted with a porcu, an adult swine).
- Synonym: purciḍḍuzzu
- A tailless rodent of the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet; a guinea pig.
- Synonym: purciḍḍuzzu d'Innia
Descendants
- →? Italian: Ciullo
Related terms
- majali
- papaciuḍḍu
- porcu
- purciḍḍuzzu
- troja