ciuri

See also: çiuri

Sicilian

A flower with pink petals and a red bulb in the center.

Alternative forms

• sciuri, çuri, çiuri, hiuri, xhiuri, xhuri, xiuri, xuri

Etymology

From Latin flōrem, accusative of flōs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈçuɾi/, [ˈçʊːɾɪ] (Older form, in dialects retaining /ç/)
• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuɾi/, [ˈt͡ʃʊːɾɪ] (More common, in dialects merging /ç/ and /t͡ʃ/)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃuɾi/, [ˈʃʊːɾɪ] (In dialects with /t͡ʃ/ deaffrication between vowels, for example u ciuri /u ˈʃuri/)
• Hyphenation: ciù‧ri

Noun

ciuri m (plural ciuri or ciura)

1. flower

Derived terms

• ciuraru
• ciuriḍḍu
• ciuriḍḍuzzu

 

Related terms

• chianta
• cimala
• frasca
• frasciami
• fruttu
• lapa
• meli
• milliciuri
• rama
• zàgara