cascavaddu
Sicilian edit
Alternative forms edit
- cascavallu (regional or archaic)
Etymology 1 edit
From caciu (“cheese”) + cavaḍḍu (“horse”).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
cascavaḍḍu (plural cascavaḍḍi)
- (countable and uncountable) caciocavallo (type of cheese)
Descendants edit
- → Ottoman Turkish: قاشقوال (kaşkaval) (see there for further descendants)
- → Italian: caciocavallo (calque) (together with Neapolitan) (see there for further descendants)
Etymology 2 edit
Akin to Italian cacciaccavallo.
Noun edit
cascavaḍḍu (plural cascavaḍḍi)
- (nautical, archaic) cacciaccavallo (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)