Sicilian

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Alternative forms

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  • cuccari (regressively assimilated, dialectal)
  • cuiccari (regressively assimilated, iotacized, dialectal)

Etymology

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From Latin collocāre (set in place). Compare Italian coricare and Neapolitan cuccà.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kurˈkari/
  • Hyphenation: cur‧ca‧ri

Verb

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curcari

  1. (transitive) to lie down
  2. (reflexive) See curcàrisi.

Conjugation

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