stricari

Sicilian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from a conflation of Latin exfricare and extricare. Cfr. e.g. Italian sfregare and Romanian strica. Compare, for more, the variations of sciarra > strarria, sfurnari > sciurnari, sfirruzzu > scirruzzu. Compare, for a similar conflation, Latin salvare~servare > Sicilian sarbari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂɽiˈka.ɾi/, [ʃɽɪˈkaɾɪ]
• Hyphenation: stri‧cà‧ri

Verb

stricari

1. to rub something against something else
2. to scratch, to scrape a surface
3. to rub, to wash clothes by rubbing
4. to wipe with energy
5. to grope, paw or fondle.

Derived terms

• stricari-si
• stricata
• stricàrisi

 

Related terms

• allisciari
• ammaccari
• ammaccuni
• sbrijinziari
• stricuni
• stricunijari