chirina

Sassarese

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Sardinian (compare Logudorese chirina, cherina, and Nuorese chirina, derived from chirra (“bough, branch”), in reference to the branches used to cover the pigsty.)

Pronunciation

  • (Castelsardo, Sedini) IPA(key): /kiˈrina/

Noun

chirina f (plural chirini)

  1. (dialectal) pigsty, especially with a roof made from branches
    Synonyms: purchiri (Turritan), suili (Sedini)

References

  • Mauro Maxia (2014) “chirína”, in Piccolo dizionario castellanese e sedinese‎[1] (in Italian), page 24
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