stricari
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Sicilian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a cross of Latin fricāre (“to rub”) and strigilis (“a tool for scraping off dead skin”). Compare Spanish estregar, Old Italian stregghiare, Romanian strica as well as Old Occitan estrilha, estrelha, Italian stregghia and French étrille all meaning “currycomb”; contrast Italian strigare, which is a false friend and unlrelated.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
stricari
References[edit]
- Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “strĭgĭlis”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 627