àguru

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• jàguru, jàvuru, jàuru, jàjiru (orthographic, diphthongized)
• àvuru, àuru, àjiru (orthographic, dialectal variants)
• avuru, auru, airu, jauru, jairu (non-orthographic, eye dialect)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ag(u)rum, ācrus, from Latin ācer, from Proto-Italic *akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós (“sharp”). Compare ciàguru, nìguru, màguru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.u.ɾu/, [ˈa.ʊ.ɾʊ], [ˈja-] (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈa.vu.ɾu/, [ˈa.vʊ.ɾʊ], [ˈja-] (dieretic)
• Rhymes: -(v)ʊɾʊ
• Hyphenation: à‧gu‧ru
• Notes: local dialects can change unstressed vowels into [ɪ] (or [ə] for Gallo-italic of Sicily variants)

Adjective

àguru (feminine singular àgura, masculine and feminine plural àguri)

1. sour, vinegary

Related terms

• agustusu
• amaru
• aruci
• duci
• nzìpitu
• salatu
• scìpitu