partugaḍḍu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• partugallu (non retroflexed variant)
• partuaddu, partuallu (eye dialect)

Etymology

After Partugaḍḍu (“Portugal”), from its being the source. Compare Greek πορτοκάλι (portokáli), Venetian portogallo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾ.tuˈaɖ.ɖu/ (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /paɾ.tuˈal.lu/ (non retroflexed)
• Hyphenation: par‧tu‧gà‧ḍḍu

Noun

partugaḍḍu m (plural partugaḍḍa)

1. orange (fruit)

Coordinate terms

• aranciu

Related terms

• arancia
• aranciu
• frutta
• macchia
• pumu
• àrburu