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Sicilian
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *plūrītus m, with dissimilation from Latin prūrītus m (“an itching”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /cuˈɾi.tu/
- Hyphenation: chiu‧rì‧tu
Noun
chiuritu m (plural chiuriti)
- an itching, itch
- Synonyms: mancìu, manciaciumi f
References
- Traina, Antonino (1868) “chiuritu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 834