taḍḍarita

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• taḍḍarica
• tutturiḍḍa

Etymology

From an earlier Vulgar Latin *tallarita, from the metathesis of λαχταρίδα (lachtarída), possibly through νυχτερίδα (nukhterída), from νυκτερίς (nukterís).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Sicilian) IPA^(key): /ˌtaɖ.ɖaˈɾi.ta/
• Hyphenation: tad‧da‧rì‧ta

Noun

taḍḍarita f (plural taḍḍariti)

1. A bat
2. Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
3. (by association) A bowtie

Related terms

• auceḍḍu
• furficicchiu
• palummeḍḍa
• scurpiuni
• scursuni

Descendants

• → Italian: Tallarita
• → Translingual: Tadarida