mammurianu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • mammorianu

Etymology

Univerbation of m'hâ mòr(iri) + -ianu (“-ian”), clipping of m'hâ mòriri me ma' (“may my mother eventually die”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mam.muˈɾja.nu/, [mam.mʊˈɾja.nʊ]
  • Rhymes: -rianu
  • Hyphenation: mam‧mu‧rià‧nu

Noun

mammurianu

  1. (Catania, slang, slightly derogatory) city braggart
    Synonyms: zagurdu, zallu, zannu, zurbu

Adjective

mammurianu (feminine singular mammuriana, masculine and feminine plural mammuriani)

  1. (slang, slight derogatory) uncouth, ignorant, unsophisticated person

Derived terms

  • mammurianità
  • mammurianìsimu
  • arribbattutu
  • munfianu
  • sfacinnatu

Descendants

  • → Italian: mammoriano (regional)
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