ciuri

See also: çiuri

Sicilian

Alternative forms

sciuri, çuri, çiuri, hiuri, xhiuri, xhuri, xiuri, xuri
fiuri, fluri (medieval)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin flōrem. Compare Neapolitan sciore, Italian fiore.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈçuɾi/ (older form, in dialects retaining /ç/)
IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuɾi/ (more common, in dialects merging /ç/ and /t͡ʃ/)
IPA^(key): /ˈʃuɾi/ (in dialects with /t͡ʃ/ deaffrication between vowels, for example u ciuri /u ˈʃuri/)
Hyphenation: ciù‧ri

Noun

ciuri m (plural ciuri or ciura)

flower

Derived terms

ciuraru
Ciuriddia
ciuriḍḍu
ciuriḍḍuzzu
nciurata

Related terms

chianta
cimala
frasca
frasciami
fruttu
lapa
meli
milliciuri
rama
zàgara

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