stricari

Sicilian

Etymology

From a cross of Latin fricāre (“to rub”) and strigilis (“a tool for scraping off dead skin”). Compare Spanish estregar, Old Italian stregghiare, Romanian strica as well as Old Occitan estrilha, estrelha, Italian stregghia and French étrille all meaning “currycomb”; contrast Italian strigare, which is a false friend and unlrelated.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɹiˈkaɾi/
Hyphenation: stri‧ca‧ri

Verb

stricari

To rub
To polish
To wipe
To grope, paw or fondle.

References

Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “strĭgĭlis”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 627

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