ciàguru

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• çàguru, çauru, çaru, çâru (more refined spellings)
• ciauru, ciaru, ciàvuru (regular, synaeretic, dieretic spellings; dialectal)
• ciairu, ciàviru (i-coloured spellings, dialectal)
• sciauru, sciàuru, sciairu, sciàiru, sciaru, sciâru (non-orthographic, eye dialect)
• çiàguru, hiàguru, xhiàguru, xhàguru, xiàguru, xàguru, hjàguru, xhjàguru, xjàguru (proscribed spellings)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *flag(u)rum, from Late Latin flāgrāre, by dissimilation from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₂gro-, from *bʰreh₂g- (“to smell”) + *-ro-. See also Latin flator and English flavour. Compare àguru, nìguru, màguru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈça.u.ɾu/, [ˈça.ʊ.ɾʊ], [ˈʃa-], [ˈt͡ʃa-], [-ˈa.vʊ.ɾʊ], [-ˈaw.ɾʊ ], [-ˈaj.ɾʊ], [-ˈaː.ɾʊ]
• Hyphenation: cià‧gu‧ru

Noun

ciàguru m (plural ciàguri)

1. odor, smell, fragrance

Derived terms

• ciagurari
• ciagurijari
• ciagurusu
• ciârari

Related terms

• ciatari
• ciatu
• ciumi
• ciuri
• fetu
• fitinzìa
• fètiri
• sbùmmicu
• sintina
• àriu