ciàguru
Sicilian edit
Alternative forms edit
(bisyllabic and trisyllabic dialectal variants)
(bisyllabic and trisyllabic dialectal variants ([ʊ]~[w] merges to [ɪ]~[j]))
- çiàguru, hiàguru, xhiàguru, xhàguru, xiàguru, xàguru, hjàguru, xhjàguru, xjàguru (proscribed spellings)
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *flag(u)rum, from Late Latin flāgrāre, present active infinitive of flāgrō, by dissimilation from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₂gro-, from *bʰreh₂g- (“to smell”) + *-ro-. See also Latin flator and English flavour.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈça.ʊ.ɾʊ/ (Standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈçaw.ɾʊ/ (unstressed vowel becomes a semiconsonant)
- IPA(key): /ˈça.vʊ.ɾʊ/ (unstressed vowel becomes a labiodental consonant)
- Hyphenation: cià‧gu‧ru
- Notes: local dialectal can change unstressed vowels into [ɪ], or [ə] for Gallo-italic variants
- Notes: [ç] sound can be pronounced also as [ʃ] or [t͡ʃ]
Noun edit
ciàguru m (plural ciàguri)