ràdica

See also: radica and radicá

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• radica, rarica (eye dialect)
• ràrica, ràdiga (dialectal)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *rādica, from Latin rādīcula, diminutive of rādīx (“root”). Compare Italian radica and Sardinian rádica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrradika/, [ˈʐʐaː.dɪ.ka], [-ɾɪ.ka], [ˈɾaː-]
• Hyphenation: rà‧di‧ca

Noun

ràdica f (plural ràdichi)

1. root (of the plant)

   I ràdichi di sta macchia su' funni vinti metri sutta â terra.

   This tree's roots can go as deep as twenty metres underground.

2. root (of nails, hair, teeth)

   I danni nnâ ràdica su' prubblemi cumuni di stricàrisi forti i denti.

   Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing.

   A ràdica è l'ùnica parti viva dî capiḍḍi.

   The root is the only part of the hair that is alive.

3. Synonym of radici
4. (botany) ipecacuanha (Carapichea ipecacuanha)

Derived terms

• radicali
• radicari
• radicatu
• sradicari

Related terms

• l'erba tinta nun mori mai

See also

• chianta
• cippu
• serra
• tagghiari
• zuccu

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868) “ràdica”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 3332