Palazzolu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• Palizzolu, Palazzuolu
• Palazzolu Acrèiti, Palazzolu 'Crèiti, Palazzolu Acrèidi (hellenized toponym)

Etymology

From Late Latin Palatiolum, from palatium (“a palace; large residence”) +‎ -olum (diminutive suffix). By surface analysis, palazzu +‎ -olu. Possibly related and/or inherited from a gallo-norman stratum. Cognate with Italian Palazzolo.

Proper noun

Palazzolu m

1. A town in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy: Palazzolo Acreide.
2. (toponym) Several places in Italy. The major are: Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Palazzolo dello Stella, Palazzolo Vercellese.
3. a habitational surname

   Synonym: Palazzuolu

Derived terms

• palazzulata
• palazzulisa
• palazzulisi

 

Related terms

• a Ferra
• Buscema
• Janiattini
• Notu
• Palagunìa
• Saragusa
• u Càssaru
• vaḍḍu di Notu

 

See also

• spàraciu
• trunzu