nìguru

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• nìvuru, nìuru, nìjiru (orthographic dialectal variants)
• nivuru, niuru, niiru (eye dialect)

Etymology

From the epenthesis of Latin nigrum, accusative of niger. Compare Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish negro. Cfr. àguru and màguru for the morphology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.ʊ.ɾʊ/ (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈni.vʊ.ɾʊ/ (unstressed vowel becomes a labiodental consonant)
• Hyphenation: nì‧gu‧ru

Adjective

nìguru (feminine singular nìgura, masculine and feminine plural nìguri)

1. black (the darkest colour)

   Antonym: jancu

2. (colloquial, Sicilian nciuria) black; (dark-skinned person)

   Synonyms: scuru, ntignatu

   Affacciai â casa di Vastiana a nìgura. ― I have been at Mrs. Vastiana the black's house.

   Antura mi nni jìi nne Turi u nìguru. ― Just now I went at Turi the black'.

3. (colloquial, offensive by context) black; (dark-skinned person)

   Synonyms: afru-discinnenti, fricanu, nnianu, turcu, marucchinu

Derived terms

• annigurari
• anniguratu
• nigurazzu
• niguriceḍḍu
• nigurittu
• niguruliḍḍu
• niguruni
• niguruzza
• niguruzzu

 

Related terms

• ble
• chiaru
• giallu
• giarnu
• grossu
• jancu
• russu
• scuru
• siccu
• vasciu
• virdi

 

Descendants

• → Italian: Nigro