ciusciari

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Sicilian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from of Latin sufflāre, from present active infinitive of sufflō (blow, puff up, inflate). The initial palatalization could derive from the dissimulation of the aforementioned verb, determining a reduplication of the original fl- nexus, instead of the s-. Alternatively the phonetic change could derive from an intermediate vulgar form *flufflare, frequentative of sufflare. Doublet of susciari.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /çuˈʃːaɾi/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃuˈʃːaɾi/ (Palatized, often when preceded by a)
  • IPA(key): /ʃuˈʃːaɾi/ (Simplified pronunciation)
  • Hyphenation: ciù‧ri
  • Hyphenation: ciu‧scià‧ri

Verb

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ciusciari

  1. Alternative form of susciari