feḍḍa

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• fedda
• feda

Etymology

From Late Latin (of)fella, from Latin offa (“a morsel, a piece”). Cognate with Greek φελλί (fellí) and Romanian felie. Compare also Italian fetta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Sicilian) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.ɖɖa/
• Hyphenation: fè‧ḍḍa

Noun

feḍḍa f (plural feḍḍi)

1. slice (of meat, cake, etc)
2. piece
3. (Vulgar Synecdoche) a piece of the body

   Talè, chi feḍḍa di sticchiu! ― Look, that piece of pussy!

Derived terms

• fiḍḍiari
• fiḍḍiatu

 

Related terms

• manciari
• muzzicari
• muzzicuni
• n'anticchia
• picca
• pizza
• torta