Sicilian edit

Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin *plūrītus, with dissimilation from Latin prūrītus (an itching).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /cuˈɾi.tu/
  • Hyphenation: chiu‧rì‧tu

Noun edit

chiuritu m (plural chiuriti)

  1. an itching, itch
    Synonyms: mancìu, manciaciumi

References edit

  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “chiuritu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 834