cùnzulu
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- cùnzuli, cònzuli, cònsuli, consuli
Etymology
From Latin consul.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkun.t͡sʊ.lʊ/ (Standard)
- Hyphenation: cùn‧zu‧lu
Noun
cùnzulu m (plural cùnzuli or cùnzula)
- (historical) Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
- (historical) Any of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804.
- (obsolete) A count or earl.
- (obsolete) A councillor
- (by extension) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of his or her country.
Descendants
- → English: Cunsolo
- → Italian: Cunsolo
Derived terms
- cunzulari
- cunzulatu
- Cùnzulu
- scunzulari
- scunzulatu
Related terms
- diplumazzìa
- diplumàticu
- mmasciaturi
- rilazziuna ntirnazziunali