cacazza

Sicilian

Etymology

From cacari (“to shit”). Compare French chiasse.

Noun

cacazza f

1. shit (of very small animals: flies, fleas, etc.)

   Synonyms: cacatura, cacatedda, cacazzata

   Hypernyms: merda, cacca

2. sleep, ground, rheum

   In full: cacazza d'occhi

   Synonyms: cùzzica, cacca, vurru, jariddu

3. earwax

   In full: cacazza d'oricchia

   Synonyms: cùzzica, cacazzina, lurdìa, muca

4. iron slag

   In full: cacazza di ferru

   Synonym: cacazzina

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868) “cacazza”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, pages 602–603
• Pasqualino (c. 1790) “cacazza”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 223
• Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “cacazza”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 124