pàsciri

Sicilian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pāscō, pāscere.

Verb

pàsciri (past participle pasciutu)

1. (intransitive) to graze, pasture (of animals)

   Synonym: pasculari

2. (transitive) to pasture (of farmers)

   Synonym: pasculari

3. (transitive) to feed, nourish

   Synonyms: nutricari, aḍḍivari

4. (transitive) to grow (a beard, etc.)

   Synonym: aḍḍivari

5. (reflexive) to feed off [with di]
6. (reflexive) to be content with; to endure, accept [with di]

Derived terms

• pascimentu
• pascitura
• pasciuta
• pasciutu

 

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868) “pàsciri”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2952
• Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “pàsciri”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 628
• Pasqualino (c. 1790) “pasciri”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 4, page 45