Sicilian

Area

Sicily

Areas are approximated by regions; real dialect borders do not follow administrative ones.

Words (1,708 words)

Word	Meaning
varcocu	apricot
cursu	avenue
stratuni	avenue
autunumìa	autonomy
ammiragghiu	admiral
ariuportu	airport
azzotu	nitrogen
attu	act
àlgibbra	algebra
damanti	diamond
alluminiu	aluminium
àncilu	angel
ànciulu	angel
aranciu	orange (fruit)
partugallu	orange (fruit)
fogghiu	sheet
esèrcitu	army
asèrcitu	army
nzimulata	assembly
nanna	grandmother
mamma granni	grandmother
cuttuni	cotton
riccu	rich
barcuni	balcony
balcuni	balcony
vancu	bank
buatta	jar
giarra	jar
grasta	jar
crastu	ram
palla a canistru	basketball
battagghiuni	battalion
patria	homeland
patri	father
vìdiri	see
turri	tower
lapuni	bee
lapa	bee
sicurizza	safety
binzina	gasoline
ripa	shore
marzu≈	March
tàuru	bull
tàvuru	bull
battagghia	battle
bàttiri	beat
bibbliuteca≈	library
cùrriri	run
pòviru	poor
povru	poor
pòvuru	poor
puvirtà	poverty
puvirtati	poverty
cummattimentu≈	combat
jancu	white
biancu	white
vrancu	white
prutiina	protein
duluri	pain
diluri	pain
ruluri	pain
vursa	exchange
binidìciri	bless
a-binidìciri	bless
vicinu	near
fùrmini	lightning
lampu	lightning
giarnu	wan
diu	God
divinità≈	deity
pantanu	swamp
bumma	bomb
luttaturi	fighter
varva	beard
barba	beard
varba	beard
farina	flour
frati	brother
fratillanza	brotherhood
minzonga	lie
buggìa	lie
bugìa	lie
mbrugghiuni	liar
trastularu	liar
bruttu	ugly
làdiu	ugly
bronzu	bronze
lordu	dirty
nzivatu	dirty
sporcu	dirty
casa≈	house
â saluti!	cheers
pròsita!	cheers
San Brasi!	cheers
savucu	elder
burrasca	storm
purrasca	storm
timpesta	storm
assimigghiari	resemble
pisu	weight
valanza	scales
ncinta	pregnant
prena	pregnant
pisanti	heavy
vacanti	vacant
caucina≈	lime (mineral)
watt	watt
ammazzari	kill
astutari	kill
nsusu	up
n susu	up
vìduva	widow
vìdua	widow
ursu	bear
vacchi	cattle
granni	large
puseri	thumb
bicìculu	bicycle
bici	bicycle
bicicretta	bicycle
sàlici	willow
camiddu≈	camel
sittèmmiru≈	September
elicòttiru	helicopter
cimala	top
pizzu	top
punta	top
arcubbalenu	rainbow
arch'i Nuè	rainbow
arcu di Nuè	rainbow
primavera	spring (season)
cena	dinner
sira	evening
elizzioni	election
lizziuni	election
scartata	election
scanciḍḍari	delete
livari	delete
bruccetta	fork
broccia	fork
furchetta	fork
fari	perform
effittuari	perform
rializzari	perform
furca≈	pitchfork
curpa	guilt
vinu	wine
racina	grape
curpàvili	guilty
a muzzu	random
com'è-è	random
penniri	hang
pinnuliari	hang
cunchiusiuni	conclusion
àutu	high
jàutu	high
otu	high
spisa	expenditure
cirasa	cherry
Màrtiri≈	Tuesday
crastu≈	sheep
vìdiu	video
apriri	open
iàpriri	open
jàpriri	open
scupriri	discover
addunàrisi di	discover
livari	remove
rispunzàbbili	responsible
rispùnniri	respond
risposta	answer
partiri	depart
bagghiolu	bucket
magara	witch
guerra	war
uerra	war
verra	war
etati	age
finestra	window
fidi	faith
crìdiri	believe
crìriri	believe
veru	true
fideli	faithful
liali	loyal
lialtà	loyalty
lialtati	loyalty
puema≈	poem
ottu	eight
ottanta	eighty
uttanta	eighty
diciadottu	eighteen
cira	wax
cungratulazioni	congratulations
cungratulazzioni	congratulations
ventu	wind
ramu	branch
putiri	power
don	owner
donna	owner
patruni	owner
robba	property
beni	property
prupità fprupitati	property
lupu	grey wolf
lana	wool
focu	fire
acqua	water
idrògginu	hydrogen
muḍḍura	humidity
capiḍḍi	hair
capiḍḍu	hair
nimicu	enemy
nemicu	enemy
corvu	raven
corbu	raven
ciaula	crow
ciàula	crow
pidocchiu≈	louse
ricanùsciri	recognize
arricanùsciri	recognize
mprissioni	impression
mprissiuni	impression
universu	universe
a tutti i banni	throughout
a ogni banna	throughout
peddiri	lose
carvuni	coal
carbuni	coal
cravuni	coal
carbòniu	carbon
gruppu	knot
strittu	narrow
vurcanu	volcano
vulcanu	volcano
aricchiu	ear
aricchia	ear
ricchi	ear
tràsiri	enter
scinziatu	scientist
scinziata	scientist
portu	harbor
gas	gas
cucuzza	pumpkin
cucùzza	pumpkin
frevi	fever
giografìa	geography
gioluggìa	geology
iroi	hero
judeca	ghetto
ìbbritu	hybrid
amaru	bitter
peggiu	worse
òspiti≈	guest
lisciu	smooth
argilla	clay
raggia	anger
còliri	wrath
currivu	wrath
raggia	wrath
nidu	nest
parrari	speak
parlari	speak
diri	say
dìciri	say
ura	hour
rològgiu	clock
ralogiu	clock
rulòggiu	clock
naca	swing
nudu	naked
nuru	naked
nudu	nude
nuru	nude
augghia	sewing needle
testa	head
capa	head
mali di testa	headache
mal' 'i testa	headache
fami	hunger
vuci	voice
omosessualità	homosexuality
omusissualità	homosexuality
muntagna	mountain
cummustioni≈	combustion
nuci	nut
ula	throat
cannarozzu	throat
albergu	hotel
còciri	cook
accutturijari	cook
jocu	game
jucaturi	player
brecciu	gravel
bricciulinu	gravel
ghiara	gravel
rannula	hail
giucari	play
jucari	play
cumitatu	county

Showing 300 of 1708 words; the rest are on the word pages.

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