chischiza

Sardinian

Alternative forms
  • chirchiza, chiscuza, cuscuza, curcuza, chercuzu

Etymology

From Latin quisquilia (“riffraff, waste”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kisˈkidza/

Noun

chischiza f (plural chischizas)

  1. (Logudorese, Nuorese) chaff, twigs, scraps (of wood, straw, etc.)

References
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “kiskídza”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
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