travagghiu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • travagliu

Etymology

Deverbal from travagghiari.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /traˈvaɡɡju/, [ʈɽɑ̝ˈväɟ.ɟʊ̠], [ʈ͡ʂ-]
  • Hyphenation: tra‧vàg‧ghiu

Noun

travagghiu m (plural travagghi)

  1. job, duty; work, activity, labor, operation; workplace
    Synonyms: attività, azziuni, chiffari, cumpitu, opra, sirbizza
  2. tiresome toil, grueling effort, exhausting exertion; travail
    Synonyms: duluri, fatica, lavuru, pena, suffirenza
    travagghiu dulurusu ― great travail, pain, suffering, toil (literally, “painful labor”)
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