brìscula

Sicilian

Etymology

Unknown. Cfr. vrisca. Compare French brisque, Italian briscola, Portuguese bisca, Serbo-Croatian briškula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾi.skʊ.la/ (standard)
• Hyphenation: brì‧scu‧la

Noun

brìscula f (plural brìsculi)

1. (card games) a type of card game
2. (card games) trump card, trumps
3. (colloquial, humorous) knock, blow, slap

Derived terms

• brìscula 'n 'ui
• brìscula 'n cincu
• brìscula 'n tri
• brìscula a chiamari
• centu-vinti quantu â brìscula

 

Related terms

• as' 'i mazzi
• asu
• cavaḍḍu
• càrricu
• donna
• figura
• lisciu
• mazzi
• oru
• re
• spati
• vastuna

 

See also

• marianna
• ruviscinu
• sceccu
• scupa
• scupuni
• sulitaru
• ti vitti
• tirisina
• trissetti
• vinci-perdi