cavuliciḍḍaru

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• cauliciḍḍaru, cavulicciḍḍaru, cauliciddaru

Etymology

From cavuliceḍḍu (“cole”) +‎ -aru (“suffix fro agent nouns”), from càvulu, Late Latin caulus, Latin caulis (“stem, cabbage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʋu.li.ʃiˈɖɖa.ɾu/ (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /ka.vu.li.ʃiˈɖɖa.ɾu/ (Voiced labiodental fricative)
• Hyphenation: ca‧vu‧li‧ci‧ḍḍà‧ru

Noun

cavuliciḍḍaru m (plural cavuliciḍḍari)

1. a broccoli-gatherer, a cabbage-seller
2. more generally a forager from the wild, or a peddler of, edible herbaceous plants, esp. of the family Brassicaceae (coles, mustards, rapes)
   • 1875, Pitrè, Fiabe vol. VII, glossary, p. 316^[1]

     cavuliciḍḍaru or cauliciḍḍaru, i. a., s.m. cugghituri o vinnituri di cavuliceḍḍi e di autri erbi sarbaggi.

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• amareḍḍi
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• cicuria
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