manciaciumi

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• manciaciuni f

Etymology

Distortion of French démangeaison f (“an itching”). Hence not derived from manciari (“to eat”) +‎ ciumi (“river(s)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌma.nt͡ʃaˈçu.mi/, [ˌma.nt͡ʃaˈçu.mɪ], [-ˈt͡ʃu-], [-ˈʃu-]
• Rhymes: -umɪ
• Hyphenation: man‧cia‧ciù‧mi

Noun

manciaciumi f

1. an itching, itch

   Synonym: chiuritu m

   Ti facisti vèniri a manciaciumi?! ― Did you get a itch?!

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868), “manciaciumi, manciaciuni”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2358