spirlavatu

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Sicilian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *experlavātus. By surface analysis, s- +‎ pir- +‎ lavatu.

Adjective[edit]

spirlavatu (feminine singular spirlavata, masculine and feminine plural spirlavati)

  1. (of ground) washed away by a flood
  2. (of a color) pale, dull

References[edit]

  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “spirlavatu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 3988