chiuritu

Sicilian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *plūrītus, with dissimilation from Latin prūrītus (“an itching”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /cuˈɾi.tu/
  • Hyphenation: chiu‧rì‧tu

Noun

chiuritu m (plural chiuriti)

  1. an itching, itch
    Synonyms: mancìu, manciaciumi

References
  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “chiuritu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 834
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