cubba
Sicilian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Possibly from Arabic قُبَّة (qubba, “small tower”), from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא / Classical Syriac ܩܘܼܒ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ (qubbəṯā). Possibly a widespread Mediterranean wanderwort, perhaps, related also to Latin cūpa (“cask, vat”) and/or Arabic قبعة (“cap, hood”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“a hollow”), perhaps of substrate origin. Cognate with Portuguese cuba. Semantically akin to Sicilian còppula. Compare cappa.
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[edit]cubba f (plural cubbi)
- (buildings) a Sicilian vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for storage and/or as a strategic observation point.
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