cìciru

Sicilian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cicer (as if via a Vulgar Latin *cicerum). Compare Italian cece.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ʃi.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: cì‧ci‧ru

Noun

cìciru m (plural cìciri)

1. chickpea

Derived terms

• amuri e brodu di cìciri
• ciciraru

 

Related terms

• cicia
• ciriali
• fasola
• fava
• linticchia
• puseḍḍa

 

Descendants

• → Italian: Cicero
  • → English: Cicero

See also

• brodu
• suppa