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Sicilian
Etymology
Through an early syncopic *caldu, ultimately from Latin cal(i)dus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaw.du/, , (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈka.vu.du/, , (dieretic)
- Hyphenation: càu‧du
Adjective
caudu (feminine singular cauda, masculine and feminine plural caudi)
- hot
- Synonyms: vuḍḍenti, vugghienti
Vidi ca l'acqua addivintau cauda.- Hey, the water is now hot.
- said of food that is difficult to digest
Nun ti manciari i pipi ca su' caudi.- Do not eat sweet peppers they are “hot“.
Noun
caudu m
- (physics) Heat, thermal energy.
- Synonyms: calura, calurìa
Di quannu l'omu spirtìu nnê scienzi tècnichi, u diviluppu nnustriali pari ca fici sbummijari nu caudu ca un si vidìa di migghiara di anni.- Since mankind has improved in the technical sciences, industrial development has exploded a heat that has not been seen for thousands of years.
- (uncountable) The condition or quality of being hot.
Nun stari ô caudu!- Stay out of the heat of the sun!
- (uncountable) An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.
Ora u caudu si senti.- I can feel the heat.
- (uncountable) A condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate; oestrus.
- Synonym: caluri
A ḍḍa cani ci vinni u caudu.- That female dog is in heat.
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