currija

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • currìa, curìa (dialectal)
  • curria, curia (eye dialect, misspelled)

Etymology

Passing through the intermediate *currijia, from Latin corrigia (“shoelace, tie”), from corrigō (“to smooth out,make straight”). Compare Sicilian correggia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʊʐˈʐi.a/ (standard)
  • Hyphenation: cur‧rì‧ja

Noun

currija f (plural curriji)

  1. leather strap or belt
    Synonyms: cigna, cintu

See also

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