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bruddu

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Sicilian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Pasqualino suggests Ancient Greek βρύλλω (brúllō, “to ask for a drink”).[1]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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bruḍḍu m (uncountable)

  1. cheerfulness
    mèttiri 'n bruḍḍu na jinìa ― to be obnoxious
    mittìrisi 'n bruḍḍu ― to become cheerful

References

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  1. ^ Pasqualino (c. 1790) “bruddu”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 212
  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “bruddu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 567
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