nzagareḍḍa
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- nzaareḍḍa, nzajareḍḍa, nzareḍḍa, nzareḍḍu
Etymology
From 'n + zàgara (“orange blossom”) + -eḍḍu (diminutive suffix), from Arabic زَهْرَة (zahra, “flower, blossom”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nt͡sa.ɡaˈɾɛɖ.ɖa/ (Standard)
- IPA(key): /nt͡saːˈɾɛɖ.ɖa/ (Haplology of the silent [g] and vowel lengthening)
- Hyphenation: nza‧ga‧rè‧ḍḍa
Noun
nzagareḍḍa f (plural nzagareḍḍi)
- (Eastern Sicily) Rolled and colored paper strips, used during religious folk festivals, generally thrown through mortars in front of spectators.
- Any object that once closed can later figuratively blossom
Descendants
- Italian: nzareddi
Related terms
- bumma
- casteḍḍu di focu
- festa dû pajisi
- murtaru
- santu patronu
- sciuta
- trasuta