toscu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly Borrowed from Spanish tosco, ultimately from Vulgar Latin tuscus (literally “Etruscan, Tuscan”). Possibly conflated with tostu (otherwise this latter is a doublet). Cf. for more costa~cosca, jittari~jiccari, taḍḍarita~taḍḍarica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.skʊ/, [ˈtɔ.skʊ]
  • Hyphenation: tò‧scu

Adjective

toscu (feminine singular tosca, masculine and feminine plural toschi)

  1. rude
  2. disrespectful
    Synonyms: gnestu, stuzziusu
    Antonym: latinu
  3. brat
    Ḍḍu picciriḍḍu è propia toscu.
    That kid is such a brat.

See also

  • fari quattru stampi
  • mprisijari
  • mprisiusu
  • ncuitari
  • pistijari
  • scamòviri
  • scummàttiri
  • stuzzia
  • stuzzinijari
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