agghia

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • agghiu (masculine variant, italianate)

Etymology

From an unattested Vulgar Latin *alia, from the femininization of Latin alium.

Compare Corsican aglia, Sardinian allu, Italian aglio, Neapolitan aglio, Catalan all, Spanish ajo, Aragonese allo, Portuguese alho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɟ.ɟa/, [ˈaɟ.ɟa], [ˈaʝ.ʝa]
  • Hyphenation: àg‧ghia

Noun

agghia f (invariable)

  1. garlic

Derived terms

  • fetu di agghia
  • pasta cu l'agghia
  • scorcia di agghia
  • spicchiu di agghia
  • testa di agghia
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