càntaru
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Sicilian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin cantharus, from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος (kántharos). Compare Italian cantero.
Noun[edit]
càntaru m needs inflection
- chamber pot
- Synonyms: còmmuda, matara, cascetta, (humorous) capitanu
- pezza di càntaru (literally “chamber pot towel”)
References[edit]
- Traina, Antonino (1868) “càntaru”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 673
- Pasqualino (c. 1790) “càntaru”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 248
- Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “càntaru”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 138