cìciru

Sicilian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cicer (as if via a Vulgar Latin *cicerum). Compare Italian cece.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃi.ʃi.ɾu/
  • Hyphenation: cì‧ci‧ru

Noun

cìciru m (plural cìciri)

  1. (Mainly plural) a chickpea

Derived terms

  • amuri e brodu di cìciri
  • ciciraru
  • cicirittu
  • ciciruni
  • Cìciru
  • cicia
  • Ciciruni
  • ciriali
  • Cìciru
  • fasola
  • fava
  • linticchia
  • puseḍḍa

Descendants

  • Italian: Cicero

See also