Sicilian

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Etymology

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From n- +‎ cannarozzu +‎ -ari.

Verb

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ncannaruzzari

  1. (transitive) to stanch (air flows) inside a sulfur mine
    Hypernym: stagghiari
  2. (intransitive, of air flows) to stagnate inside a sulfur mine
    Hypernym: stagghiari

References

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  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “'ncannaruzzari”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2658