garanciu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • agranciu (silent ⟨g⟩ is interposed, closer to its etymological morphology)
  • granciu (Italianate orthography)
  • granchiu (italianization)

Etymology

Epenthetic variant of the earlier granciu. Possibly from an Occitan and/or Norman stratum, because of the palatalization and sonorization of the initial /k-/ sound. Ultimately from Latin cancer, cancrum (“crab”). Cognate with Catalan cranc/carranc, Occitan cranc, Galician cáncaro, (cángaro, cancro, cangrio), French chancre, Spanish cangrejo, Portuguese carango, Italian granchio, Venetan cancaro. Doublet of agranciu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɾan.t͡ʃʊ/ (standard)
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ràn‧ciu
  • Homophones: aranciu, agranciu

Noun

garanciu m (plural garanci)

  1. crab (Brachyura)

Derived terms

  • garanciu ble
  • garanciu di ciumi
  • garanciu di mari

Descendants

  • → Maltese: granċ

See also

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