saccaiu

Sardinian

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Catalan sagal, from Spanish zagal, from Andalusian Arabic زغال (“young; brave”), from Classical Arabic زغلول (“boy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sakˈkaju/

Noun

saccaiu m (plural saccai)

1. (Gallurese, Sassarese) hogget

   Hypernym: agnoni