mugghieri

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• muggheri, muglieri (dialectal variants)

Etymology

From Latin mulierem. Compare Italian moglie, Neapolitan mugliera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muɟˈɟɛ.ɾi/
• Hyphenation: mug‧ghiè‧ri

Noun

mugghieri f (plural mugghieri)

1. A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse; wife.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “married woman”): maritu

Hypernyms

• a me mità, spusa

Related terms

• donna
• figghia
• fìmmina
• mamma
• mamma granni
• matri
• nanna
• pruzzìa
• sbinnanna
• soru
• zìa

 

See also

• carusa
• gna
• jarrusu
• picciotta
• picciriḍḍa
• signura
• signurina
• signurineḍḍa