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Corsican
Etymology
From Ligurian caróggio, from Vulgar Latin *quadruvium, for Classical Latin quadrivium (“crossroads”), from quattuor (“four”) + via (“road”). Compare Italian carruggio and Sicilian carruggiu.
Pronunciation
Noun
carrughju m (plural carrughji)
- street, alley (in a town)
- Synonym: stretta f
1984, A Filetta (lyrics and music), “U ventu scemu è a vechja serena”, in Cun tè:Una tinta vichjarella // si n'andava dirinata, // u vintacciu scaccanendu // in carrughju l'hà lampata...- An unlucky worn out old lady was walking, the bad wind threw her on the street laughing...
Further reading
- “carrughju” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa