cafisu

Sicilian

Etymology

From Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈfi.su/, [kaˈfi.sʊ]
  • Hyphenation: ca‧fì‧su

Noun

cafisu m (plural cafisi)

  1. qafiz, a measurement of volume used to measure quantities of olive oil

Descendants

  • Italian: Cafiso
    • English: Cafiso