vurpi

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• gurpi (homophonous allographic variant)
• vulpi, gulpi (obsolete, non rhotacized)

Etymology

From Latin vulpem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈ(v)uɾ.pi/, [ˈβuɾ.pɪ]
• Hyphenation: vùr‧pi

Noun

vurpi f (plural vurpi)

1. # A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail.
2. (slang, figurative) A cunning person.

Derived terms

• vurpagghiuni
• vurpazza
• vurpiḍḍa

 

Descendants

• → Maltese: gilpa (from the form gulpi)

See also

• baḍḍòttula
• cani
• gatta
• jatta
• liuni
• lupu
• trighi