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Sicilian
Etymology
From Latin callum (“A hard or thick substance”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.ɖɖu/, (standard)
- Rhymes: -aɖɖʊ
- Hyphenation: cà‧ḍḍu
Noun
caḍḍu m (plural caḍḍi)
- A hard or thick substance.
- The hardened, thick skin upon animal bodies, hide.
- The hard skin or flesh of plants.
- A callus, induration.
- (figuratively) Hardness, callousness, insensibility, stupidity.
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