jencu
See also: jeńcu
Sicilian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin juvencus, iuvencus (“bullock”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós, from *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”). Compare Aromanian giuncu, Romanian junc, Italian giovenco, Spanish and Portuguese juvenco, Galician xuvenco.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jencu m (plural jenchi, feminine jenca)
- calf (young cow or bull); bullock or heifer
- Synonym: viteḍḍu
- veal (meat)
- Synonym: viteḍḍu
- (figurative) large and strong boy