oriu

Sicilian

Etymology

From an earlier òrjiu, from Latin hordeum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥sdeyom (“bristly”). Compare Italian orzo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ɾɪ.ʊ/, [ˈwɔ-] (standard, trisyllabic)
• Hyphenation: ò‧ri‧u
• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ɾjʊ/, [ˈwɔ-] (standard, bisyllabic)
• Hyphenation: ò‧riu

Noun

oriu m

1. (also uncountable) barley

Derived terms

• cafè di oriu
• oriuata