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jazzu

Sicilian edit

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Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin *iacium, from the same root of Latin iaceō (“I lie, recline”). Compare Italian giaccio (“pen for sheep”) (also diaccio and addiaccio) and Romanian jeț. Compare, for more, Italian Ajaccio and Sicilian Agghiazzu.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈjat.t͡su/ (Standard)
  • Hyphenation: jàz‧zu

Noun edit

jazzu m (plural jazza)

  1. (for humans) bed on the ground, pallet-bed
    Synonyms: lettu, littica
  2. (by extension) A makeshift bed.
  3. (for animals) a bedding, a nest, a burrow.
  4. (by extension, figurative, colloquial) a dirty or very untidy place.
    A càmmira to pari u jazzu dî porci.
    Your room looks like a pigsty.

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