ciàguru

Sicilian

Alternative forms

(bisyllabic and trisyllabic dialectal variants)

(bisyllabic and trisyllabic dialectal variants ([ʊ]~[w] merges to [ɪ]~[j]))

  • sciauru, sciairu

(non-orthographic, eye dialect)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *flag(u)rum, from Late Latin flāgrāre, present active infinitive of flāgrō, by dissimilation from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₂gro-, from *bʰreh₂g- (to smell) + *-ro-. See also Latin flator and English flavour.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈça.ʊ.ɾʊ/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈçaw.ɾʊ/ (unstressed vowel becomes a semiconsonant)
  • IPA(key): /ˈça.vʊ.ɾʊ/ (unstressed vowel becomes a labiodental consonant)
  • Hyphenation: cià‧gu‧ru
  • Notes: local dialectal can change unstressed vowels into [ɪ], or [ə] for Gallo-italic variants
  • Notes: [ç] sound can be pronounced also as [ʃ] or [t͡ʃ]

Noun

ciàguru m (plural ciàguri)

  1. odor, smell, fragrance

Derived terms

  • ciagurusu
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