rizzu
Sicilian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin ēricius (“hedgehog”). Cognate with Italian riccio. Doublet of rizza.
Noun
editrizzu m (plural rizzi)
- hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
- sea urchin (Echinoidea, particularly Echinus esculentus)
- Synonym: rizza
- husk (of a chestnut)
Descendants
editAdjective
editrizzu (feminine singular rizza, masculine and feminine plural rizzi)
- curly (of hair or a person)
References
edit- Traina, Antonino (1868) “rizzu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 3497
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1292: “il riccio” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it