zàgara
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- zàara, zàjira, zàghira, zagara
Etymology
From Arabic زَهْرَة (zahra, “flower, blossom”), from the same root as زَهَرَ (zahara, “to shine, to sparkle white”). Cognate to Spanish azahar and Galician azar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdza.ɡa.ɾa/ (Standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈdza.jɪ.ɾa / (Unstressed /a/ merges to /ɪ/)
- IPA(key): /ˈdza.a.ɾa/ (Silent [g])
- Hyphenation: zà‧ga‧ra
Noun
zàgara f (plural zàgari)
- an orange blossom or, rarely, any citrus tree blossom
- Synonym: ciuri d'aranciu
- Hypernym: ciuri
Derived terms
- nzagareḍḍa
Related terms
- aranciu
- divanu
- lapa
- meli
- partugallu