sciara

See also: Sciara

Italian

Etymology

Sicilian sciara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈʃa.ra/
• Rhymes: -ara
• Hyphenation: scià‧ra

Noun

sciara f (plural sciare)

1. (geology, chiefly Sicily) A mound of magmatic scoriae formed along lava flows.

Further reading

• sciara in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• ascari, casari, rascia

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• xara (aulic spelling)

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic شَعْرَة (šaʕra, “untilled ground”) with influence from Latin flāgrō (“I burn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.ɾa/
• Hyphenation: scià‧ra

Noun

sciara f (plural sciari)

1. (geology) A mound of magmatic scoriae formed along lava flows.

Derived terms

• sciara dû focu

 

Related terms

• bumma làvica
• Etna
• lava
• Muncibbeḍḍu
• parussìsimu
• piruclàsticu
• ruzziuni
• vurcanu

 

Descendants

• → Italian: sciara

See also

• scarpa
• sceccu
• Sciacca
• sciarpa
• sciarra
• scifu
• spata