cacòcciula
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- cacòcciulu, carciòffula
Etymology
From Siculo-Arabic *cacoccia, from Arabic خُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf) (definite form الْخُرْشُوف (al-ḵuršūf)). Based on the forms *carsoffa (*carsòffula) that gave palatized *carcioffa (carciòffula), then another metathetic *carcoccia (carcòcciula)[1]. Compare Spanish alcachofa, Portuguese alcachofra, Catalan carxofa, Italian carciofo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈkɔt.t͡ʃʊ.la/
- Hyphenation: ca‧còc‧ciu‧la
Noun
cacòcciula f (plural cacòcciuli)
- artichoke
Descendants
- → Maltese: qaqoċċa
References
- http://sites.unice.fr/site/henneboi/SVG-lirces/langues/real/dialectes/ca1.htm