zàgara

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• zàjira (ɪ-coloured spelling)
• zagara, zàara, zara (non-orthographic)

Etymology

From Arabic زَهْرَة (zahra, “flower, blossom”), from the same root as زَهَرَ (zahara, “to shine, to sparkle white”). Cognate to Spanish azahar and Galician azar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡za.a.ɾa/, [ˈd͡zaːɾa] (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡za.ɪ.ɾa/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡za.ɡa.ɾa/ (older)
• Hyphenation: zà‧ga‧ra

Noun

zàgara f (plural zàgari)

1. an orange blossom or, rarely, any citrus tree blossom

   Synonym: ciuri d'aranciu

   Hypernym: ciuri

Derived terms

• nzagareḍḍa
• nzagariari
• azzagariari

Related terms

• aranciu
• divanu
• lapa
• meli
• partugallu

 

Descendants

• Italian: zagara