Cala Muschi
Sicilian
editEtymology
editFrom cala (“cove”) + muschi (“mosses”), from cala dî muschi.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editUsage notes
edit- The word muschi seems to mean at first glance the feminine plural of musca (“fly”), so much so that this name ended up being mistakenly translated by the official Italian toponymy as "Cala Mosche", that is "cove of the flies", as well as many other places, including for example Isola delle Femmine.
- In reality this toponym means "cove of mosses", which the semantic Italian outcome would have been "Cala [dei] Muschi", because muschi is the masculine plural of muscu.
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- → Italian: Cala Mosche