ficu d'Innia

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • ficu di pala, ficu 'i pala, ficu-pala
  • ficu r'Ìnia (dialectal, rhoticized)

Etymology

From Latin ficus and Latin India. Compare Italian fico d'India and Spanish higo de pala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌfi.kuˈdin.nja/, [ˌfi.kʊˈdi(n).nja], [-ˈɾi-]
  • Hyphenation: fi‧cu‧dìn‧nia

Noun

ficu d'Innia f

  1. Any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia.
  2. The fruit, often edible, of such a plant.
  3. The tree of such a plant
    Synonyms: ficarra, ficu di pala, ficupala, macchia di ficupala

See also

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