furficicchiu

Sicilian

Etymology

From fòrficia (“scissors”) +‎ -icchiu (masculine diminutive suffix). Cf. scurpiuni (“gecko”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuɾ.fiˈʃik.kju/, [fʊɾ.fɪˈʃic.cʊ], [fʊf.f-]
  • Hyphenation: ikkju

Noun

furficicchiu m (plural furficicchi or furficicchia)

  1. (zoology) Any scorpion
    1. (zoology) Euscorpius sicanus

See also

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