sicilitudine
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sicilia + -itudine, modelled especially on negritudine. Coined by Leonardo Sciascia (1921-1989) in his essay ‘Sicilia e sicilitudine’.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sicilitudine f (uncountable)
- the ensemble of customs, mentality and attitudes traditionally attributed to Sicilians; Sicilianism
- Synonym: sicilianità
References
[edit]- ^ sicilitùdine in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Further reading
[edit]- sicilitùdine in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication