chirina

Sassarese

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Sardinian (compare Logudorese chirina, cherina, and Nuorese chirina, derived from chirra (“bough, branch”), in reference to the branches used to cover the pigsty.)

Pronunciation

• (Castelsardo, Sedini) IPA^(key): /kiˈrina/

Noun

chirina f (plural chirini)

1. (dialectal) pigsty, especially with a roof made from branches

   Synonyms: purchiri (Turritan), suili (Sedini)

References

• Mauro Maxia (2014) “chirína”, in Piccolo dizionario castellanese e sedinese‎^[1] (in Italian), page 24