Sicilian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin occāsiō with apheresis. The presence of the initial s- could be the result of hypercorrection, otherwise it could derive from ex- (from) + *cāsiō (occasion, opportunity).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /s(ʃ)kaˈʃuni/
  • Hyphenation: sca‧ciù‧ni

Noun

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scaciuni f (plural scaciuni)

  1. pretext, excuse