cchiui
Sicilian
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editEtymology
editFrom Latin plus. The initial pl- changed regularly into a geminated cchi- while the final Latin -s turned into -i as happened also in nui, vui and poi. Compare Italian più (and earlier piue), Neapolitan cchiù.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editcchiui
- A positive quantity.
- (arithmetic) A plus sign: +.