oceddu de la morte

Sicilian

Etymology

Literally, “death bird”. Compare English deathbird.

Noun

oceddu de la morte m (plural oceddi de la morte) (Salento)

1. owl

   Synonyms: cuccu, jacobbu, varvajanni

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 508: “il gufo (l'allocco)” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it