cùnzulu

Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • cùnzuli, cònzuli, cònsuli, consuli

Etymology

From Latin consul.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkun.t͡sʊ.lʊ/ (Standard)
  • Hyphenation: cùn‧zu‧lu

Noun

cùnzulu m (plural cùnzuli or cùnzula)

  1. (historical) Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
  2. (historical) Any of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804.
  3. (obsolete) A count or earl.
  4. (obsolete) A councillor
  5. (by extension) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of his or her country.

Derived terms
  • cunzulari
  • cunzulatu
  • Cùnzulu
  • scunzulari
  • scunzulatu
  • diplumazzìa
  • diplumàticu
  • mmasciaturi
  • rilazziuna ntirnazziunali

Descendants
  • → English: Cunsolo
  • → Italian: Cunsolo
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