partugaḍḍu

Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • partugallu (non retroflexed variant)
  • partuaddu, partuallu (eye dialect)

Etymology

After Partugaḍḍu (“Portugal”), from its being the source. Compare Greek πορτοκάλι (portokáli), Venetian portogallo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paɾ.tʊˈaɖ.ɖʊ/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /paɾ.tʊˈal.lʊ/ (non retroflexed)
  • Hyphenation: par‧tu‧gà‧ḍḍu

Noun

partugaḍḍu m (plural partugaḍḍa)

  1. orange (fruit)

Coordinate terms
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