carrughju

Corsican

Alternative forms

• cherrughju

Etymology

From Ligurian caróggio, from Vulgar Latin *quadruvium, for Classical Latin quadrivium (“crossroads”), from quattuor (“four”) + via (“road”). Compare Italian carruggio and Sicilian carruggiu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈru.ɟu/

Noun

carrughju m (plural carrughji)

1. street, alley (in a town)

   Synonym: stretta f

   • 1984, A Filetta (lyrics and music), “U ventu scemu è a vechja serena”, in Cun tè:

     Una tinta vichjarella // si n'andava dirinata, // u vintacciu scaccanendu // in carrughju l'hà lampata...

     An unlucky worn out old lady was walking, the bad wind threw her on the street laughing...

Further reading

• “carrughju” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa