ciaca

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Sicilian

Etymology

Uncertain. Could be from Arabic (kiaka)[1] or (taciakì).[2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈça.ka/[3]
  • Hyphenation: cià‧ca

Noun

ciaca f (plural ciachi)

  1. pebble

Descendants

  • →? Maltese: ċagħaq

References

  1. ^ Traina, Antonino (1868) “ciaca”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 836
  2. ^ Pasqualino (c. 1790) “ciaca”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 312
  3. ^ AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 1673: “m'ha tirato un sasso” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
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