viḍḍicu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• miḍḍicu (dissimilated)
• middicu (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *(um)billicus, from Latin umbilīcus. Compare the regional variants of ombelico: bellìco, villìco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈɖɖi.ku/, [vɪˈɖɖi.kʊ], [mɪˈɖɖi.kʊ]
• Hyphenation: vi‧ḍḍì‧cu

Noun

viḍḍicu m (plural viḍḍichi or viḍḍica)

1. navel

Related terms

• gùvitu
• manu
• ncinagghia
• panza
• pedi
• spaḍḍa
• vrazzu