cuḍḍura

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• cuddura (eye dialect)
• cuddrura, cuddhura (proscribed spellings, dialectal variants)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κολλύρα (kollúra), further etymology is unknown. Cognate with Greek κουλούρα (kouloúra) and κουλούρι (kouloúri), English koulouri, Persian کلیچه (količe), Russian кулич (kulič). Compare for more Ancient Greek κόλλῐξ (kóllix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈɖːuɾa/
• Hyphenation: cu‧ḍḍù‧ra

Noun

cuḍḍura f (plural cuḍḍuri)

1. ring shaped bread
2. a braided bun (either sweet or savoury)

Derived terms

• cuḍḍura cu l'ova
• cuḍḍurazza
• cuḍḍureḍḍa
• cuḍḍureḍḍa
• cuḍḍuruni
• vâ cùrcati a cuḍḍura

 

Descendants

• English: Collura
• Italian: Collura

See also

• còlira
• mpastu
• palummeḍḍa
• pani
• pasta