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Sicilian
Etymology
From a + the singular of cippuna m pl, an augmentative of cippi m pl (“shackles”), whence also Maltese ċeppuna (“pen, fold”).
Adjective
a cippuni (invariable)
- in shackles, in jail, imprisoned
Megghiu pedi a vuluni chi pedi a cippuni.- It's better to be on the run than in captivity.
- (literally, “better quick feet than feet in shackles.”)
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