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Giufà

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Sicilian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic جُحَا (juḥā), via Siculo-Arabic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒuˈfa/, [d͡ʒʊˈfa]

Proper noun

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Giufà

  1. (folklore) A character in Sicilian folktales, a “village fool”, similar to the Arabic جُحَا (juḥā) and Maltese Ġaħan, similar also to the Turko-Persian Molla Nasreddin, the Jewish Hershel of Ostropol, the German Till Eulenspiegel, etc.

Derived terms

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