Sicilian

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Etymology

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From chiaiti (chatter, chit-chat) +‎ -ari.

Verb

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chiaitari

  1. (intransitive) to chatter, chit-chat, gossip
    Synonym: chiaitiari

Descendants

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  • ? Maltese: ċċajta

References

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  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “chiaitari”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 4720