vuccirìa

See also: Vucciria and Vuccirìa

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• buccirìa, uccirìa, vucciarìa (non-orthographic variants)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French boucherie (“butchershop”), from Old French bouchier (“butcher”), from bouc (“he-goat”). Cognate to Catalan boqueria. Compare also beccheria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(v)ʊt.t͡ʃɪˈɾi.a/
• Hyphenation: vuc‧ci‧rì‧a

Noun

vuccirìa f (plural vuccirìi)

1. butcher's, butchershop

   Synonyms: carnizzarìa, chianca

2. (figuratively, by extension) fuss, uproar

Related terms

• beccu
• mànnira
• vucceri

 

Descendants

• Sicilian: Vuccirìa
  • → Italian: Vucciria (regional)

See also

• maceḍḍu
• scannari