càntaru

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin cantharus, from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος (kántharos). Compare Italian cantero.

Noun

càntaru m needs inflection

1. chamber pot

   Synonyms: còmmuda, matara, cascetta, (humorous) capitanu

   pezza di càntaru (literally “chamber pot towel”)

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868) “càntaru”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 673
• Pasqualino (c. 1790) “càntaru”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 248
• Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “càntaru”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 138