ciusciari

Sicilian

Etymology

Ultimately from of Latin sufflāre, from present active infinitive of sufflō (“blow, puff up, inflate”). The initial palatalization could derive from the dissimulation of the aforementioned verb, determining a reduplication of the original fl- nexus, instead of the s-. Alternatively the phonetic change could derive from an intermediate vulgar form *flufflare, frequentative of sufflare. Doublet of susciari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çuˈʃːaɾi/ (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈʃːaɾi/ (Palatized, often when preceded by a)
• IPA^(key): /ʃuˈʃːaɾi/ (Simplified pronunciation)
• Hyphenation: ciù‧ri
• Hyphenation: ciu‧scià‧ri

Verb

ciusciari

1. Alternative form of susciari