stricari

Sicilian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from a conflation of Latin exfricare and extricare. Cfr. e.g. Italian sfregare and Romanian strica. Compare, for more, the variations of sciarra > strarria, sfurnari > sciurnari, sfirruzzu > scirruzzu. Compare, for a similar conflation, Latin salvare~servare > Sicilian sarbari.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʂɽiˈka.ɾi/, [ʃɽɪˈkaɾɪ]
  • Hyphenation: stri‧cà‧ri

Verb

stricari

  1. to rub something against something else
  2. to scratch, to scrape a surface
  3. to rub, to wash clothes by rubbing
  4. to wipe with energy
  5. to grope, paw or fondle.

Derived terms

  • stricari-si
  • stricata
  • stricàrisi
  • allisciari
  • ammaccari
  • ammaccuni
  • sbrijinziari
  • stricuni
  • stricunijari
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