viḍḍicu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• viddicu (eye dialect)
• middicu

Etymology

Possibly

• from Vulgar Latin *vellicus, back-formation of Latin vellicō (“pinch, tease; stimulate, excite”), first-person singular present active indicative of vellicare.
• otherwise by dissimilation from Vulgar Latin *(um)billicus, from Latin umbilīcus.

Compare Italian sbellicare and the regional variants of ombelico: bellìco, villìco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.ˈɖɖi.ku/ (Standard)
• Hyphenation: vi‧ḍḍì‧cu

Noun

viḍḍicu m (plural viḍḍichi or viḍḍica)

1. navel

Related terms

• gùvitu
• manu
• ncinagghia
• panza
• pedi
• spaḍḍa
• vrazzu