sporcu
Sicilian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian sporco (“dirty”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sporcu (feminine singular sporca, masculine and feminine plural sporchi) (rare)
- dirty, filthy, unclean, soiled
- dishonest
- 2012, Vincenzo Adamo, “Re Porcu”, in Né 'ncelu né 'n terra. Poesie siciliane, page 65:
- Nô portafogghiu si tinia ammucciatu, / pi nun scurdari lu sò sporcu vizziu, / lu re d'aremi tuttu fidduliatu / cu scrittu porcu senza nuddu 'ndizziu.
- In his wallet he kept hidden, / not to forget his nasty habit, / the king of coins, completely shredded, / with "pig" written on it without any explaination.
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
sporcu m (plural sporchi) (rare)
- dirt, filth
- Synonyms: schifìu, lurdura, fitinzìa, schifinzìa, tartaru, purcarìa, sucidumi, spurcizzia
References edit
- Traina, Antonino (1868) “sporcu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 4000
- Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “sporcu”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 820
- Pasqualino (c. 1790) “sporcu”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 5, page 94
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sporcu (definite accusative sporcuyu, plural sporcular)