àguru

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • jàguru, jàvuru, jàuru, jàjiru (orthographic, diphthongized)
  • àvuru, àuru, àjiru (orthographic, dialectal variants)
  • avuru, auru, airu, jauru, jairu (non-orthographic, eye dialect)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ag(u)rum, ācrus, from Latin ācer, from Proto-Italic *akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós (“sharp”). Compare ciàguru, nìguru, màguru.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.u.ɾu/, [ˈa.ʊ.ɾʊ], [ˈa.vʊ.ɾʊ], [ˈaw.ɾʊ], [ˈaj.ɾʊ], [ˈja-]
  • Hyphenation: à‧gu‧ru

Adjective

àguru (feminine singular àgura, masculine and feminine plural àguri)

  1. sour, vinegary
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