baḍḍa
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- paḍḍa, palla (desonorized, dialectal Italianate variants)
Etymology
Possibly from Medieval Latin balla, ultimately from Frankish *ballu, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baɖˈɖa/ (standard)
- Hyphenation: bà‧ḍḍa
Noun
baḍḍa f (plural baḍḍi)
- (sports) ball (object used for playing games)
- ball (solid or hollow sphere)
- (usually in the plural, vulgar) i baḍḍi: testicles
- (informal, figurative) something dull or boring
- Chi du' baḍḍi!
- What a drag!
- (colloquial) lie
- Synonym: minchiata
- (heraldry) circle-shaped charge
Derived terms
- allicca-baḍḍi
- alliccari i baḍḍi
- ammucca-baḍḍi
- arriminari i baḍḍi
- baḍḍazza
- baḍḍijari
- baḍḍijatu
- baḍḍitta
- baḍḍuni
- baḍḍusu
- baḍḍuzza
- baḍḍòttula
- grattari i baḍḍi
- rùmpiri i baḍḍi
- sbaḍḍari
- sbaḍḍatu
- sbaḍḍu
- sbaḍḍulijari
- scassari i baḍḍi
- smucinijari i baḍḍi
- suca-baḍḍi
Related terms
Descendants
- → Italian: badda (regional)