zagurdu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• zavurdu (velarized)
• zaurdu, zauddu, zauddo (dialectal, non-orthographic)
• zagordu, zavordu (dialectal, o-coloured)

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly derived from/cognated with a Old Occitan/Celtiberian stratum. Compare Latin gurdus (“dolt, numbskull, blockhead, dullard”), Norman gourd (“numb maladroit”) for the -gurdu part; and Spanish zahúrda (“pigsty”). Cfr., for a similar morphology, Italian balordo, Spanish palurdo, or Italian manigoldo/mundualdo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡saˈuɾ.dʊ/, [d͡za-], [-ˈvuɾ-], [-d.dʊ]
• Hyphenation: za‧gùr‧du

Adjective

zagurdu (feminine singular zagurda, masculine and feminine plural zagurdi)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) uncouth, ignorant, unsophisticated, tasteless, illiterate, clumsy, country bumpkin

   Synonyms: gnestu, maladucatu, rùsticu, torpu, toscu, zurbu

Noun

zagurdu m (plural zagurdi)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) hick, yokel, hillbilly, redneck (illiterate person, clumsy with no style or manners, an unskilled peasant)

   Synonyms: armalu, bestia, zannu, zurbu

   Talè chi cumminau ḍḍu zagurdu.

   Look what did that hick.

Derived terms

• zagurdata

 

Descendants

• → Italian: zaurdo, zauddo (regional)
• → Italian: Zagordo, Zavordo