caḍḍusu
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- caddusu
- caḍḍosu
- callusu
Etymology
From Latin callōsus, from callus (“solid, tough, hard, thick”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɖˈɖu.sʊ/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /kadˈdu.sʊ/
- IPA(key): /kaɖˈɖɔ.sʊ/
- Rhymes: -usʊ
- Hyphenation: ca‧ḍḍù‧su
Adjective
caḍḍusu (feminine singular caḍḍusa, masculine and feminine plural caḍḍusi)
- (generally) callous, hardened by work
- (food) Of food that has a hard and tender consistency at the same time, almost cartilaginous; doughy
- Sta pasta 'i casa beḍḍa caḍḍusa è.
- This homemade pasta is very doughy.