Saragusa

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• Sarausa (eye dialect)
• Sirausa, Siragusa (italianization)

Etymology

From Latin Syrācūsae, from Ancient Greek Συράκουσαι (Surákousai). Possibly conflated phonetically with Old Spanish Saragoça. Compare Italian Siracusa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ɾaˈu.sa/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /sa.ɾaˈɡu.sa/ (older pronunciation)
• Hyphenation: Sa‧ra‧gù‧sa

Proper noun

Saragusa f

1. Syracuse (a city in Italy)
2. Syracuse (a province of Italy)
3. a surname

Derived terms

• saragusana
• saragusani
• saragusanità
• saragusanu

 

Related terms

• Buscema
• Ciani
• Ciuriddia
• Diunisiu
• Giluni
• I Vìscari
• Janiattini
• Notu
• Ragusa
• Santa Lucìa
• U Puzzaḍḍu
• Vittòria
• Ànapu
• Àvula

 

Descendants

• → Italian: Siragusa