sicilitudine

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Sicilia +‎ -itudine, modelled especially on negritudine. Coined by Leonardo Sciascia (1921-1989) in his essay ‘Sicilia e sicilitudine’.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /si.t͡ʃi.liˈtu.di.ne/
Rhymes: -udine
Hyphenation: si‧ci‧li‧tù‧di‧ne

Noun edit

sicilitudine f (uncountable)

the ensemble of customs, mentality and attitudes traditionally attributed to Sicilians; Sicilianism
Synonym: sicilianità

References edit

^ sicilitùdine in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Further reading edit

sicilitùdine in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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