brìscula

Sicilian

Etymology

Unknown. From an earlier vrìscula. Cfr. vrisca. Compare French brisque, Italian briscola, Portuguese bisca, Serbo-Croatian briškula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾi.skʊ.la/ (standard)
  • Hyphenation: brì‧scu‧la

Noun

brìscula f (plural brìsculi)

  1. (card games) a type of card game
  2. (card games) trump card, trumps
  3. (colloquial, humorous) knock, blow, slap

Derived terms

  • brìscula 'n 'ui
  • brìscula 'n cincu
  • brìscula 'n tri
  • brìscula a chiamari
  • centu-vinti quantu â brìscula

See also

  • marianna
  • ruviscinu
  • sceccu
  • scupa
  • scupuni
  • sulitaru
  • ti vitti
  • tirisina
  • trissetti
  • vinci-perdi
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