Saragusa

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • Sarausa (pronunciation spelling)
  • Siragusa, Sirausa (Italianization)

Etymology

From Latin Syrācūsae, from Ancient Greek Συρᾱ́κουσαι (Surā́kousai). Possibly conflated phonetically with Old Spanish Saragoça. Compare Italian Siracusa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (standard) /sa.ɾaˈu.sa/
  • IPA(key): (older pronunciation) /sa.ɾaˈɡu.sa/
  • Hyphenation: Sa‧ra‧gù‧sa

Proper noun

Saragusa f

  1. Syracuse (a province of Sicily, Italy)
  2. Syracuse (a port, the capital city of the province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy)
  3. a surname

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • saragusanità
  • saragusanu

Descendants

  • → Italian: Siragusa
    • → English: Siragusa
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