scaffarrata
Sicilian
Etymology
From Italian scaffale (“shelf”).
Noun
scaffarrata f (plural scaffarrati)
- glass-case, show-window
- 1875, Pitrè, Fiabe vol. 1, XIX Lu Scavu
- Si fa chiùjri 'nta 'na bella scaffarrata, e si fa purtari 'n Portugallu.(he enclosed himself in a glass-case and had it transported to Portugal.)
- 1875, Pitrè, Fiabe vol. 1, XIX Lu Scavu
Synonyms
- scarabattola
Derived terms
- scaffarratazza - pejorative form
- scaffarratedda - diminutive form; = scarabattolino
- scaffarratana - augmentative form; = scarabattolino