castariello

Neapolitan

nu castariello (sense 1.2) — a lesser kestrel (male).

Alternative forms

• (Naples) cestariello, cistariello, crestariello
• (Apulia) castariddë
• (Basilicata) crëstariddë

Etymology

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Cognates possibly include: Medieval Latin clisterella f; French crécerelle f and cristel m; Middle English castrel, English kestrel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas.taˈrjel.lə/
  • (Naples) IPA^(key): [käst̪äˈɾiə̯ɫːɐ]
  • (Apulia) IPA^(key): [käst̪äˈɾɪd̪ːə]
  • (ces-) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəs-/
  • (cres-) IPA^(key): /krəs-/
• Rhymes: -jellə

Noun

castariello m (plural castarielle)

2. kestrel, any of various small falcons of the genus Falco.
   2. the common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus.
   4. the lesser kestrel, Falco naumanni.

References

• (Naples) Greco, Domenico Ruggiero (1856) Nuovo vocabolario Domestico-Italiano‎^[1] (in Italian), Naples: Gabriele Rondinella, page 116
• (Basilicata) Tartaglia, Mauro (2022) Dizionario dialettale di Melfi (in Italian), Venosa: Osanna Edizioni s.r.l., →ISBN, page 173