currija

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• currìa, curìa (dialectal)
• curria, curia (eye dialect, misspelled)

Etymology

Passing through the intermediate *currijia, from Latin corrigia (“shoelace, tie”), from corrigō (“to smooth out,make straight”). Compare Sicilian correggia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊʐˈʐi.a/ (standard)
• Hyphenation: cur‧rì‧ja

Noun

currija f (plural curriji)

1. leather strap or belt

   Synonyms: cigna, cintu

Related terms

• braca
• corpu di currija
• currèggiri
• currèjiri
• vraca

See also

• cammisa
• corpu
• lignata