ficu d'Innia

Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • ficu r'Inia
  • ficupala

Etymology

From Latin ficus and Latin India. Compare Italian fico d'India and Spanish higo de pala.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Sicilian) IPA(key): /ˌfi.kʊˈdin.nja/, [ˌfi.kʊˈɾi.nja]
  • Hyphenation: fi‧cu‧dìn‧nia

Noun

ficu d'Innia f

  1. Any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia.
  2. The fruit, often edible, of such a plant.
  3. The tree of such a plant
    Synonyms: ficu di pala, ficupala, macchia di ficupala

See also
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