curcari

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • cuccari (regressively assimilated, dialectal)
  • cuiccari, cujccari (regressively assimilated, iotacized, dialectal)

Etymology

From Latin collocāre (set in place). Compare Italian coricare and Neapolitan cuccà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuɾˈkaɾi/, [kʊɾˈka.ri], [kʊk-], [kʊjk.ka.ɾɪ]
  • Hyphenation: cur‧cà‧ri

Verb

curcari

  1. (transitive) to lie down
  2. (reflexive) See curcàrisi.

Conjugation