castariello

Neapolitan
nu castariello (sense 1.2) — a lesser kestrel (male).

Alternative forms
  • (Naples) cestariello, cistariello, crestariello
  • (Apulia) castariddë
  • (Basilicata) crëstariddë

Etymology

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Cognates possibly include: Medieval Latin clisterella f; French crécerelle f and cristel m; Middle English castrel, English kestrel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kas.taˈrjel.lə/
    • (Naples) IPA(key): [käst̪äˈɾiə̯ɫːɐ]
    • (Apulia) IPA(key): [käst̪äˈɾɪd̪ːə]
    • (ces-) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəs-/
    • (cres-) IPA(key): /krəs-/
  • Rhymes: -jellə

Noun

castariello m (plural castarielle)

  1. kestrel, any of various small falcons of the genus Falco.
    1. the common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus.
    2. the lesser kestrel, Falco naumanni.

References
  • (Naples) Greco, Domenico Ruggiero (1856) Nuovo vocabolario Domestico-Italiano‎ (in Italian), Naples: Gabriele Rondinella, page 116
  • (Basilicata) Tartaglia, Mauro (2022) Dizionario dialettale di Melfi (in Italian), Venosa: Osanna Edizioni s.r.l., →ISBN, page 173
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