calata di li maccarrunara

Sicilian

Etymology

Literally, “macaroni sellers' slope”.

Noun

calata di li maccarrunara f (uncountable)

  1. Discesa Maccheronai, the main street of the Vuccirìa market, in Palermo
  2. oesophagus
    Synonyms: cannarozzu, passu di la minestra

References

  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “maccarrunaru”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2313
  • Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “maccarrunàru”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 502
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