dieri

See also: diɛri

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• ddieri

Etymology

From Arabic ديار, plural of دَار (dār, “house, building, structure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈɛ.ɹi/, [diˈʲɛ.ɹɪ]
• Hyphenation: di‧è‧ri

Noun

dieri m (plural dieri)

1. (architecture) Sicilian rupestrian house carved into the limestone rock, found on the Hyblaean Mountains.

Derived terms

• Dieri di Baulì
• Dieri di Cavagranni
• Dieri di Timpa dieri

Related terms

• appulicari
• calancu
• dammusu
• grutta
• sdirrupu
• sdirrupàrisi
• tannura
• vaḍḍi
• vaḍḍuni

 

Descendants

• English: dieri
• Italian: diere