partugaḍḍu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • partugallu (non retroflexed variant)
  • partuaddu, partuallu (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Partugaḍḍu (“Portugal”), possibly from Catalan (taronja de) Portugal. Compare Greek πορτοκάλι (portokáli), Ligurian portugô, Lombard portügàl, Neapolitan portogallo (“purtuallo”), Romagnol portogala, Venetan portogało.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paɾ.tuˈa.ɖɖu/, [paɾ.tʊˈa.ɖɖʊ], [pat.tʊ-], [-ˈɣa.ɖɖʊ], [-al.lʊ]
  • Hyphenation: par‧tu‧gà‧ḍḍu

Noun

partugaḍḍu m (plural partugaḍḍa)

  1. orange (fruit)

Coordinate terms

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