cacazza

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Sicilian

Etymology

From cacari (to shit). Compare French chiasse.

Noun

cacazza f

  1. shit (of very small animals: flies, fleas, etc.)
    Synonyms: cacatura, cacatedda, cacazzata
    Hypernyms: merda, cacca
  2. sleep, ground, rheum
    In full: cacazza d'occhi
    Synonyms: cùzzica, cacca, vurru, jariddu
  3. earwax
    In full: cacazza d'oricchia
    Synonyms: cùzzica, cacazzina, lurdìa, muca
  4. iron slag
    In full: cacazza di ferru
    Synonym: cacazzina

References

  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “cacazza”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, pages 602–603
  • Pasqualino (c. 1790) “cacazza”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 223
  • Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “cacazza”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 124