cafiso

English

Alternative forms

• cafisso, caffiso

Etymology

From Italian cafiso, from Sicilian cafisu, from Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz), from Aramaic קְפִיזָא and Classical Syriac ܩܦܝܙܐ (qəp̄īzā), of uncertain derivation from Egyptian, Akkadian, and similar units.

Noun

cafiso (plural cafisos)

1. Alternative form of qafiz (particularly in Italian contexts)

Synonyms

• Italian qafiz

Anagrams

• Facios, fascio-, fiasco

Italian

Alternative forms

• cafisso

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian cafisu, from Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈfi.so/
• Rhymes: -iso
• Hyphenation: ca‧fì‧so

Noun

cafiso m (plural cafisi)

1. (historical) a dry measure, equivalent to seven quarters of a bushel
2. a liquid measure, equivalent to a mass of 11,026 kilograms, employed in Southern Italy

Related terms

• qafiz

Further reading

• cafiso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• fascio, fasciò, fiasco, sfocai, sfocia