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Sicilian
- bellu (inanimate use only)
- beḍu, bieḍu, bjeḍu, bieḍḍu, bjeḍḍu, biḍḍu, bìaḍḍu (dialectal variants)
- bedu, biedu, bjedu, bieddu, bjeddu, biddu, bìaddu (dialectal variants, eye dialect)
Etymology
From Latin bellus, a diminutive of bonus (“good”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛɖ.ɖu/, , , , ,
- Rhymes: -ɛɖɖʊ
- Hyphenation: bè‧ḍḍu
Adjective
beḍḍu (feminine singular beḍḍa, masculine and feminine plural beḍḍi)
- (of weather, objects, etc.) beautiful
Sta casa è beḍḍa.- This house is beautiful.
- (of a person) good-looking; (of a man) handsome; (of a woman) beautiful
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