vuccirìa
Sicilian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old French boucherie (“butchershop”), from Old French bouchier (“butcher”), from bouc (“he-goat”). Cognate to Catalan boqueria. Compare also beccheria.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvuccirìa f (plural vuccirìi)
- butcher's, butchershop
- Synonyms: carnizzarìa, chianca
- (figuratively, by extension) fuss, uproar