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Sicilian
Etymology
From Buscema (“Buscemi”) + -isi (demonymic suffix), ultimately from Latin Buxemēnsis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
buscimisi (feminine singular buscimisa, masculine and feminine plural buscimisi)
- Of, from, or related to Buscemi.
- A person who was born in, or is a citizen or inhabitant of, Buscemi, Sicily, Italy.
I buscimisi su' ditti "cucchi" dî pajisi vicini.- Buscemese people are named "the owls" by the nearby towns.
Proper noun
buscimisi m (plural buscimisi)
- (collective) The citizens of Buscemi.
I buscimisi abbitanu ncapu ô munti Vignitti, dopu ca lassaru u munti santa Nicola a pressu dû tirrimotu dû 1693.- Buscemese people live on top of mount Vignitti, after they left mount saint Nicolas afterwards 1693 Sicily earthquake.
- (uncountable) The Sicilian dialect, written in Latin alphabet and spoken and spelled using the local pronunciation, which is considerable a subdialect of the Modican one.
U buscimisi veni parratu comu ô mudicanu. I buscimisi nfatti dìciunu "facila" mmeci di "vacila" e "favaluci" mmeci di "vavaluci".- Buscemese people speak alike Modicans; they sayfacila instead of vacila and favaluci instead of vavaluci.
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